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>>>> You mentioned that the headset's PIN can't be changed. Couldn't |
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>>>> anybody pair with it if they enter 0000? |
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>>> They can't because you have to hold the button down to initiate the |
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>>> pairing process. |
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>> Even if they could, what's the point? It would only mean that you would |
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>> be able to make and receive calls using their phone :-O |
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> I have this notion that the security implications are a little wider than |
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> this. |
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> If one could pair with any arbitrary headset, without the requirement to |
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> hold the button down, one could surely (?) pair with that headset and use it |
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> as a bugging device when it wasn't in use by the owner. |
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> Stroller. |
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The way my Motorola H560 works, when you switch it on, it's in pairing |
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mode for 30 seconds or something. So I suppose it's susceptible to |
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this type of thing every time I turn it on. |
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- Grant |