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Some questions re: iPhone 7 AirPod's Bluetooth implementation:

1. Can anyone point to any specs or articles as to whether is vulnerable to eavesdropping? *

2. Can multiple AirPods interact with the same device simultaneously? (Useful if legitimately authorized; scary if unauthorized/unknown.)

3. Is it possible that unauthorized AirPods be connected, to an Apple device (either with or without access to that device, to press "Connect")? By, say, hacking the synch credentials that are store on icloud?

After an hour of Googling, searching Apple's site, and watching relevant keynote video yada-yada, I can't find any discussion of these topics.

Seems like journalists don't want to question Apple.

* See wikipedia article on Bluetooth/Security:

"[Bluetooth] is susceptible to denial-of-service attacks, eavesdropping, man-in-the-middle attacks, message modification, and resource misappropriation. Users and organizations must evaluate their acceptable level of risk and incorporate security into the lifecycle of Bluetooth devices."

Some questions re: iPhone 7 AirPod's Bluetooth implementation:

1. Can anyone point to any specs or articles as to whether is vulnerable to eavesdropping? *

2. Can multiple AirPods interact with the same device simultaneously? (Useful if legitimately authorized for local chatting; scary if unauthorized/unknown.)

3. Is it possible that unauthorized AirPods be connected to an Apple device (either with or without access to that device, to press "Connect")? By, say, hacking the synch credentials that are store on icloud?

After an hour of Googling, searching Apple's site, and watching relevant keynote video yada-yada, I can't find any discussion of these topics.

Seems like journalists don't want to question Apple.

* See wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth#Security

"[Bluetooth] is susceptible to denial-of-service attacks, eavesdropping, man-in-the-middle attacks, message modification, and resource misappropriation. Users and organizations must evaluate their acceptable level of risk and incorporate security into the lifecycle of Bluetooth devices."