@khanjicyber: A developer’s Bluetooth headphones kept refusing to switch between his computer and his phone, and the only common factor was an open AliExpress tab. When he dug into the code, he found hidden scripts running silent audio at zero volume, measuring how his hardware processed a signal he couldn’t hear, and folding that into a device fingerprint. No cookies, no browsing history, just the physical machine itself. The only reason anyone knows is that it accidentally broke his Bluetooth, and the technique itself is far more common across the internet than one shopping site. I’ve shared one thing you can do about it in the video, and there are more easy protections most people have never touched, which is Part 2. Follow so you don’t miss it, and send this to the mate who’s always blaming Bluetooth.
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Monday 24 August 2026 12:43:16 GMT
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wmahicks :
And this is precisely why when ANY browser asks for default permission to automatically find and connect to nearby devices I *ALWAYS* select “no.”
2026-08-24 15:25:55
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Lurvas777 :
class action lawsuit I'm immediately
2026-08-24 21:21:49
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Jim Custos :
Why can a website can have kernel level access
2026-08-25 01:01:16
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Vamprea :
a few years ago the Alibaba app was causing an active call in my car whenever the Bluetooth connected :)
2026-08-25 07:41:14
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AJ :
So stupid question but is that why your music cuts out on some apps ?
2026-08-24 15:23:13
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prdel_tv :
This is not objective description of what has happened. They are not actually spying, as it is tending to imply if it’s China related. They’re gathering information of what audio hardware you have. So they can potentially offer you better targeted ads. Calling this spying, while you have literal microphones from Amazon installed 24/7 in your home is wild.
2026-08-25 07:06:30
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xg :
Facebook does something similar. It tracks and tracks and tracks.
2026-08-24 13:41:15
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Higgins :
How does someone control my air pods while I’m using them and zero the volume?
2026-08-24 13:47:16
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James Troi :
Is this why Facebook always stops my other music playing on my phone and reports it’s using the microphone on my desktop?
2026-08-24 21:26:49
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Lasẹ (Lash-Eh) :
I immediately deleted the app
2026-08-25 15:00:05
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Weaboo Vampire :
since when do websites have this type of power
2026-08-25 07:00:39
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Blakecom :
I’ve noticed this with alibaba app, if its been open my CarPlay audio is really grainy because it’s doing something with my Bluetooth. The second I swipe the app close, everything is back to normal. Not good.
2026-08-25 00:49:44
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Free_Felestine :
Can we talk about how this app stops your vpn while you're using it depending on interactions 😅
2026-08-25 02:41:07
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t fu :
Modern society is TOO MUCH I'm so done
2026-08-25 16:45:53
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SSavolainen88 :
don't use aliexpress 😂
2026-08-24 15:29:53
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_jahjahjahjah :
But they were worried about TikTok
2026-08-25 11:52:44
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Johnny boi :
isnt this a browser issue? if a website can go into kernal level . imagine what government and big tech are doing .
2026-09-02 20:48:00
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zzopd :
browsers give too much access to a system nowadays. they should only get user agent code, lock down the rest.
2026-08-24 18:16:49
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Julian 🏴 :
well no I don't plug them in
2026-08-25 10:50:26
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Gus valor :
I talk about Greece with my friends and then my feeds on Facebook magically have ads on holiday packages to Greece. It's pretty frightening what these apps can do.
2026-08-24 15:48:37
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goobz :
LMAO I knew something was up with their website when I would hear a very low, almost silent buzz if I muted all my other audio sources. I thought it was just some shitty bug in their site code l, that's genuinely insane it was some spying feature.
2026-08-25 00:43:43
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David Balfour178 :
ah, that's why edge at work is horrible
2026-08-25 02:11:16
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Yeeoldman :
I am not surprised 😂
2026-08-24 13:20:12
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Josh :
So f’ing Oracle
2026-09-01 18:39:58
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