Ever wondered how does this happen?
This can easily be misused by cyber criminals to get to hack into nearby devices.
However, the technology violates consumer privacy rights.
This means that the apps could gather information about users without their awareness.
Ultrasound beacons dont have specs yet.
There are no rules about how to build or connect ultrasound beacons.
This is kind of a grey area where no one wants to take responsibility.
To date, the researchers say that no extensive security analysis of uXDT has ever been released.
They advise that developers and consumers implement countermeasures to avoid being spied on via ultrasound.
The first is an ultrasound-filtering online window extension for Google Chrome that blocks any website-embedded beacons from sounding.
source: www.techworm.net
