Tile’s lack of encryption could make tracker owners vulnerable to stalking

Security researchers are shining the spotlight on a serious security vulnerability that could enable stalkers to track victims using their own Tile tags, as well as other unwanted violations of security and privacy. Research outlined by Wired shows that Tile’s anti-theft mode, which makes its trackers “invisible” on the Tile network, counteracts measures to prevent stalking. Bad actors could also potentially intercept unencrypted information sent from the tags, like their unique IDs and MAC addresses, and track their movements using other Bluetooth devices or an antenna.

This isn’t news to Eva Galperin, the director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, who has raised concerns about the risks associated with Bluetooth-enabled trackers for years. “Tile has, historically,