Sneaky spy devices and defective detectors: the ecosystem of intimate partner surveillance with covert devices

R Ceccio, S Stephenson, V Chadha… - 32nd USENIX Security …, 2023 - usenix.org
Recent anecdotal evidence suggests that abusers have begun to use covert spy devices
such as nanny cameras, item trackers, and audio recorders to spy on and stalk their …

AirGuard-protecting android users from stalking attacks by apple find my devices

A Heinrich, N Bittner, M Hollick - … of the 15th ACM Conference on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Finder networks in general, and Apple's Find My network in particular, can pose a grave
threat to users' privacy and even health if these networks are abused for stalking. Apple's …

{Abuse-Resistant} Location Tracking: Balancing Privacy and Safety in the Offline Finding Ecosystem

H Eldridge, G Beck, M Green, N Heninger… - 33rd USENIX Security …, 2024 - usenix.org
Location tracking accessories (or" tracking tags") such as those sold by Apple, Samsung,
and Tile, allow owners to track the location of their property via offline finding networks. The …

Track you: A deep dive into safety alerts for apple airtags

N Shafqat, N Gerzon, M Van_Nortwick, V Sun… - Proceedings on Privacy …, 2023 - par.nsf.gov
Bluetooth-based item trackers have sparked apprehension over their potential misuse in
harmful stalking and privacy violations. In response, manufacturers have implemented safety …

Please Unstalk Me: Understanding Stalking with Bluetooth Trackers and Democratizing Anti-Stalking Protection

A Heinrich, L Würsching, M Hollick - Proceedings on Privacy …, 2024 - petsymposium.org
While designed to locate lost items, Bluetooth trackers are increasingly exploited for malign
purposes, such as unwanted location tracking. This study probes deeper into this issue …

On design and performance of offline finding network

T Li, J Liang, Y Ding, K Zheng… - IEEE INFOCOM 2023 …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, such industrial pioneers as Apple and Samsung have offered a new generation of
offline finding network (OFN) that enables crowd search for missing devices without leaking …

AirTag of the clones: shenanigans with liberated item finders

T Roth, F Freyer, M Hollick… - 2022 IEEE Security and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
AirTags are the first standalone devices that support Apple's Find My network. Besides being
a low-cost item finder, they provide an exciting research platform into Apple's ecosystem …

Blind My-An Improved Cryptographic Protocol to Prevent Stalking in Apple's Find My Network

T Mayberry, EO Blass, E Fenske - Proceedings on Privacy …, 2023 - petsymposium.org
In 2020, Apple introduced the Find My protocol, which allows owners to crowdsource the
location of their lost Apple devices even when the lost device has no active internet …

Evil never sleeps: When wireless malware stays on after turning off iphones

J Classen, A Heinrich, R Reith, M Hollick - Proceedings of the 15th ACM …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
When an iPhone is turned off, most wireless chips stay on. For instance, upon user-initiated
shutdown, the iPhone remains locatable via the Find My network. If the battery runs low, the …

Abuse-resistant location tracking: Balancing privacy and safety in the offline finding ecosystem

H Eldridge, G Beck, M Green, N Heninger… - Cryptology ePrint …, 2023 - eprint.iacr.org
Location tracking accessories (or" tracking tags") such as those sold by Apple, Samsung,
and Tile, allow owners to track the location of their property via offline finding networks. The …