Data can be transferred using ultrasonic frequencies,
Legit Uses -
Google Tone Google Tez
Bad Thing -
It has been used in the past for malicious activity by governments (if you know, you know).
I can be used to track people, like people’s devices screaming their ID and devices receiving other devices IDs.
Imagine a mall with ultrasonic beacons, and for iOS and Google Play Services, hear that.
Reports -
https://thehackernews.com/2017/05/ultrasonic-tracking-signals-apps.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n_8zDIFmQU
Solution ?
How to stop my devices like browsers, Windows PC, macOS, Android, and Android apps, from sending and receiving these frequencies
THis is a dead Chrome extension - https://github.com/ubeacsec/Silverdog
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