Kamala Harris Refuses to Use Bluetooth Headphones for ‘Security’ Reasons, Should You Do the Same?

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Recently, Kamala Harris was spotted boarding air force 2, sporting a pair of wired earbuds as she walked across the tarmac. This is nothing new for the Democratic presidential hopeful, who sources have said previously that she sees them as a security risk. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.

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00:00Recently Kamala Harris was spotted boarding Air Force Two, sporting a pair of wired earbuds as

00:05she walked across the tarmac. However, in 2024, it's a rarity these days to see anyone sporting

00:10the classic dangling cord. So why is the vice president? This is nothing new for the Democratic

00:15presidential hopeful. In fact, back in 2021, three White House sources told Politico that Harris has

00:21long felt the Bluetooth headphones are a security risk and insists on using wired headphones. And

00:26according to cybersecurity experts, she's right to be dubious of the prolific data transmission

00:32band. Self-proclaimed ethical hacker and application security architect Meryl Vernon told

00:36HuffPost that any wireless system can be intercepted, explaining that there's pretty

00:40much no opportunity for an attacker to eavesdrop on her conversation if she's using the device and

00:45the wired headphones. That is, unless they're standing nearby or compromised her mobile device.

00:50With hacker and CEO of consultancy Secure Ideas telling the news outlet, quote,

00:55if you are elected to be the vice president of the United States, then yes, stop using Bluetooth

01:00entirely. So should you stop using it? Probably not. But they do recommend all users turn Bluetooth

01:05off on your phone when you're not using it. They also recommend doing regular checks to see which

01:10devices are paired to your connection and don't use your name as the identification for your devices.

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