Billions of devices imperiled by new clickless Bluetooth attack
As a slightly related side note, I pretty much only turn on bluetooth when I actually need to use it (which is rarely, such as syncing my Garmin every now and then). It's a waste of battery power to keep it on, and Bluetooth is also often used to track people. For example, it's used by traffic monitoring systems to measure the speed of traffic[1] by storing and tracking the MAC address.<p>It would be nice if Android and iOS provided a convenient way to activate Bluetooth temporarily, only when needed.<p>[1]: <a href="http://www.tyco-its.com/products-and-services/urban-traffic-control/bluetooth-travel-timespeed-measurement-system" rel="nofollow">http://www.tyco-its.com/products-and-services/urban-traffic-...</a>