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Spammed by Bluetooth

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the begin-the-torture dept.

An Anonymous Reader writes "BBC News is reporting a new craze - using Bluetooth to send unsolicited messages. Apparently lots of phone owners are leaving Bluetooth switched on, meaning that anyone within range can send a short message. The phenomenon is known as "bluejacking". It's not clear at present that this is being done by anyone other than pranksters, but one can't help wondering, how long before commercial spammers catch on."

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  1. Authorization by meta-monkey · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I have a bluetooth phone (Nokia 3650), and I've used it to sync my address book on my PowerBook, and also to get my PowerBook online. Whenever I try to connect the two, I get a pop-up on the phone that asks if it's okay for the PowerBook to connect. First I have to enter an authorization code in the PowerBook, and then I have to type the same code into the phone. So, how are the spammers sending the messages without the user authorizing the connection?

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