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Boffins turn phone into tracker by abusing pairing with – that's right – IoT kit

Timo

what is the uptake rate on the patched software?

So Belkin spends the time and money to issue updates to their software, which is promising, but how is that handled? Do the devices automatically update or does it require the user to do it? Publishing a software update is a necessary step but doesn't guarantee that it will be installed. How many people that buy those light switches are going to be mindful of updating, if the thing works (as far as they can tell)?

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