So yes, it protects against Bluetooth trackers that way.
Umm… that’s now how those trackers work.
I mean, yes your phone could be a point of data, but turning off bluetooth doesn’t stop you from being tracked.
If the tracker is AirTag, or Samsung’s SmartTag, or one that uses Google networks, then all it takes it one person living near you to walk past your house and it will upload the location of the tracker* that your crazy ex put in your packpack. There are like a lot of iPhones, Samsung Galaxy phones btw, there’s a good chance that (in most parts of the world) your neighbors are using either an iPhone or a Galaxy phone.
(*Technically, its uploading the location the the device that scanned it, but it’ll be close enough to your house for your stalker to find you)
Welcome to the wonderful world of Bluetooth Mac address tracking, often used in stores to track the location of customers throughout the store. So yes absolutely Bluetooth tracking is a real thing, turning off your Bluetooth radio prevents your Bluetooth radio from being tracked.
Umm… that’s now how those trackers work.
I mean, yes your phone could be a point of data, but turning off bluetooth doesn’t stop you from being tracked.
If the tracker is AirTag, or Samsung’s SmartTag, or one that uses Google networks, then all it takes it one person living near you to walk past your house and it will upload the location of the tracker* that your crazy ex put in your packpack. There are like a lot of iPhones, Samsung Galaxy phones btw, there’s a good chance that (in most parts of the world) your neighbors are using either an iPhone or a Galaxy phone.
(*Technically, its uploading the location the the device that scanned it, but it’ll be close enough to your house for your stalker to find you)
Welcome to the wonderful world of Bluetooth Mac address tracking, often used in stores to track the location of customers throughout the store. So yes absolutely Bluetooth tracking is a real thing, turning off your Bluetooth radio prevents your Bluetooth radio from being tracked.
https://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~nibhaska/papers/sp22_paper.pdf
Bluetooth beacons, which I believe most people are thinking of when they talk about air tags, or Bluetooth tiles, are a different thing entirely.
Bluetooth threats: