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		bigbugbag on Jan 23, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A dead man's switch for your computer? For this to work as a dead man switch, it will have to trigger the lock the instant there's two of that signal. Otherwise one simply has to sniff bluetooth then copy your signal.

pjc50 on Jan 23, 2015 [–]

Bluetooth is cloning-resistant if done properly; communications are encrypted and devices authenticated.

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