Security News > 2021 > December > Is VPOTUS Bluetooth-phobic or sensible? The answer's pretty clear

The vice president of the US, Kamala Harris, was mocked by commentators this week for her aversion to Bluetooth on security grounds.

Security professionals think she has a point - given her position.

Turns out being a political commentator doesn't make you smart on security.

As John Scott-Railton, senior researcher at Citizen Lab, pointed out, you'd rather have a vice president who recognizes that security is paramount - and America's own NSA advises against the use of Bluetooth.

Online criminals managed to sneak hundreds of thousands of malware deliveries past commercial security using the help of Russian national Oleg Koshkin, 41, who was jailed by US authorities for his crimes.

British man Abdul Hasib Elahi, 26, has been sentenced to over 30 years in prison after extorting over nearly 2,000 people for sexual material and selling it online.

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