The article warns employees about the potential risks associated with using AirPods in the workplace. Experts suggest that employers can use these devices to indirectly monitor employee locations through other connected devices like work phones or laptops. This covert tracking can lead to surveillance of employeesâ personal habits during work hours. To prevent such privacy invasions, users are encouraged to reset the AirPods to remove any previous connections that might allow their employer to track them.
AirPods can be tracked indirectly through, say, the work mobile or laptop, not necessarily Apple-branded, whose location an employer can access anyway.
Employees should be suspicious of AirPods that arrive in a previously opened box or naked without packaging, per Porcar.
While AirPods do not have built-in GPS or cellular capabilities, employers can use the Find My network or an already paired device to estimate employees' location.
To avoid getting bugged by the boss or other bad actors, Porcar advises removing the AirPods' factory settings manually.
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