Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Tech talk on ABC Radio - Can police be tracked by the Bluetooth in their tasers?

This week on the ABC Nightlife program we discuss the rather extreme claim on Four Corners this week that police can be "tracked" by hackers using the Bluetooth in their tasers and body cameras made by Axon. I think this is an over-reach. 

Where we are being spied on is when visiting Microsoft's LinkIn site which, if you're using the Chrome browser, probes for the presence of hundreds of plug-ins. This happens even if you aren't logged in and the amount of information they can derive is surprising. 

Finally, OpenAI is taking action to fight goblins. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/nightlife/nightlife-tech-talk-with-peter-marks/106645068 

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