The vice president should not be using Bluetooth headphones
Yesterday, Politico opened its newsletter with an article on Vice President Kamala Harris' aversion to using Bluetooth headphones. The VP was Bluetooth-phobic," the story claimed, wary" of her AirPods and cautious with her technology use to an extent former aides described as a bit paranoid." Proof could be seen in her televised appearances: wires dangling from her ears in an interview with MSNBC's Joy Reid or clutched in her hand during the famous We did it, Joe" call.
But for a high-profile public official, this is a lot more reasonable than you might think. As security researchers were quick to point out, Bluetooth has a number of well-documented vulnerabilities that could be exploited if a bad actor wanted to hack, say, the...