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-Any network connected device that can be identified can be used to track a person.<ref>IMDEA Networks, ''Research Reveals Alarming Privacy, Security Threats in Smart Homes'' IMDEA Networks (2023-10-260 https://networks.imdea.org/new-research-reveals-alarming-privacy-and-security-threats-in-smart-homes/</ref><blockquote>A team led by researchers at Northeastern University and Spain's IMDEA Networks uncovered security and privacy issues within Internet of Things (IoT) devices in smart homes. Northeastern's David Choffnes said these appliances can "allow nearly any company to learn what devices are in your home, to know when you are home, and learn where your home is." The researchers investigated local network interactions between 93 IoT devices and mobile applications, highlighting the unintentional disclosure of personally identifiable information by devices within local networks using standard protocols like Universal Plug and Play or multicast Domain Name System. Vijay Prakash at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering said a smart home can be identified from a media access control address, a universally unique identifier, and a unique device name.</blockquote>
+Any network connected device that can be identified can be used to track a person.<ref>IMDEA Networks, ''Research Reveals Alarming Privacy, Security Threats in Smart Homes'' IMDEA Networks (2023-10-260 https://networks.imdea.org/new-research-reveals-alarming-privacy-and-security-threats-in-smart-homes/</ref><blockquote>A team led by researchers at Northeastern University and Spain's IMDEA Networks uncovered security and privacy issues within Internet of Things (IoT) devices in smart homes. Northeastern's David Choffnes said these appliances can "allow nearly any company to learn what devices are in your home, to know when you are home, and learn where your home is." The researchers investigated local network interactions between 93 IoT devices and mobile applications, highlighting the unintentional disclosure of personally identifiable information by devices within local networks using standard protocols like Universal Plug and Play or multicast Domain Name System. Vijay Prakash at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering said a smart home can be identified from a [[Media Access Control]] address, a universally unique identifier, and a unique device name.</blockquote>
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 * An unexpectedly large number of devices are offered to help the user with their daily tasks that are network connected all of the time, or have radios that can connect when in the proximity of a server with that receiver that has a compatible radio. For example:
-# IoT - the Internet of things are thermostats or light switches that are meant to be installed and then forgotten, but expected to work forever just as then did on the day they were installed.
+# IoT - the Internet of things are thermostats or light switches that are meant to be installed and then forgotten, but expected to work forever just as they did on the day they were installed.
 # Apple smart tags
 # Tiles

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 Any network connected device that can be identified can be used to track a person.<ref>IMDEA Networks, ''Research Reveals Alarming Privacy, Security Threats in Smart Homes'' IMDEA Networks (2023-10-260 https://networks.imdea.org/new-research-reveals-alarming-privacy-and-security-threats-in-smart-homes/</ref><blockquote>A team led by researchers at Northeastern University and Spain's IMDEA Networks uncovered security and privacy issues within Internet of Things (IoT) devices in smart homes. Northeastern's David Choffnes said these appliances can "allow nearly any company to learn what devices are in your home, to know when you are home, and learn where your home is." The researchers investigated local network interactions between 93 IoT devices and mobile applications, highlighting the unintentional disclosure of personally identifiable information by devices within local networks using standard protocols like Universal Plug and Play or multicast Domain Name System. Vijay Prakash at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering said a smart home can be identified from a media access control address, a universally unique identifier, and a unique device name.</blockquote>

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	However, the number of active Bluetooth devices that can be reliably detected in a single space is difficult to determine as it is related to not only Bluetooth devices but also WiFi.<ref>Stack Exchange, ''How many active Bluetooth devices can I reliably detect in a single space?'' https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/21991/how-many-active-bluetooth-devices-can-i-reliably-detect-in-a-single-space</ref>		However, the number of active Bluetooth devices that can be reliably detected in a single space is difficult to determine as it is related to not only Bluetooth devices but also WiFi.<ref>Stack Exchange, ''How many active Bluetooth devices can I reliably detect in a single space?'' https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/21991/how-many-active-bluetooth-devices-can-i-reliably-detect-in-a-single-space</ref>
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	It is possible to track Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices in an enclosed space. BLE indoor positioning solutions use either BLE-enabled sensors or beacons to detect and locate transmitting Bluetooth devices, such as smartphones or tracking tags throughout indoor spaces.<ref>Inpixon: Where indoor data becomes actionable intelligence, ''Bluetooth RTLS, Location Tracking, & Positioning'' https://www.inpixon.com/technology/standards/bluetooth-low-energy</ref>		It is possible to track Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices in an enclosed space. BLE indoor positioning solutions use either BLE-enabled sensors or beacons to detect and locate transmitting Bluetooth devices, such as smartphones or tracking tags throughout indoor spaces.<ref>Inpixon: Where indoor data becomes actionable intelligence, ''Bluetooth RTLS, Location Tracking, & Positioning'' https://www.inpixon.com/technology/standards/bluetooth-low-energy</ref>

−	However, the number of active Bluetooth devices that can be reliably detected in a single space is difficult to determine as it is related to not only Bluetooth devices but also ~~WiFi2~~.	+	However, the number of active Bluetooth devices that can be reliably detected in a single space is difficult to determine as it is related to not only Bluetooth devices but also WiFi.<ref>Stack Exchange, ''How many active Bluetooth devices can I reliably detect in a single space?'' https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/21991/how-many-active-bluetooth-devices-can-i-reliably-detect-in-a-single-space</ref>