Bluetooth has a new trick to protect your privacy, with a battery-saving bonus

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Bluetooth Core 6.1 introduces Randomized RPA (resolvable private address) Updates. By randomizing the timing of address changes, it will be harder for people to correlate addresses with specific devices. The way Randomized RPA is being implemented also promises power savings. Bluetooth was something of a revelation when it debuted back in the late ’90s. While other tech standards like USB and Wi-Fi have been just as game-changing, those also felt a bit like the evolution of existing wired and wireless solutions. But Bluetooth offered something unique, tackling short-range wireless digital communication in a way we really hadn’t seen before. We’ve come a long way from the early days of those extremely tacky phone headsets, and now Bluetooth is the heart of the entire wireless accessory ecosystem. This week we’re learning about some of the latest developments arriving to enhance the standard. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) update ... Read full article.