Earbuds That Listen Back to You

Apple has graciously rolled out a firmware update to stop your Beats Studio Buds from acting as wireless bugs for nearby strangers. This open-source flaw affected unsuspecting earbud owners who dared to leave their devices in pairing request discovery mode. To protect ourselves from having our private conversations broadcasted to local eavesdroppers, we must rely on Apple actually deploying this firmware security patch correctly. Just what I wanted to deal with today: updating the firmware on a pair of headphones.