Google Fast Pair devices need an immediate update for hacking risk

Google designed the Fast Pair wireless protocol to enable extremely convenient connections. Essentially, it lets users connect their Bluetooth devices on both Android and Chrome OS devices with a single tap. However, one group of researchers has discovered that the protocol can allow hackers to connect to hundreds of millions of earbuds, headphones, and speakers, allowing malicious individuals to use Fast Pair to control speakers, microphones, or even track someone's location (depending on the device), even if they aren't an Android user.