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This is cyberpunk as hell, and awesome.
Unfortunately apple does not expose mac addresses to apps, so iPhone users can’t do it :(
Yes you can: https://apps.apple.com/fi/app/nrf-connect-for-mobile/id1054362403
No passive scanning in the background though
Is there anything iphones can do besides scroll social media? Every time I hear about some cool new capability of phones this caveat is always present.
And rightfully so. Corporations will find every conceivable way to track you and no API will be left unused, including tracking MAC addresses of bluetooth devices around you, which is a relatively easy one.
However, you can absolutely allow an app to access that API so it can scan for those MACs.
Funny thing, as soon as the API is locked down and presented as an option to the user, companies stop using it since nobody wants to give bluetooth access to i.e. Facebook.
Maybe it's just a graphene thing, but BLE capabilities are granted on a per-app basis on my phone.
Complain about how blurry their 60 second video came through and blame it on android. I constantly explain how iMessage isn't texting, but there are plenty of ways to get the same abilities.
You can use NRF Connect to scan for BLE beacons: https://apps.apple.com/fi/app/nrf-connect-for-mobile/id1054362403
Falsely identify some meme in your gallery as CSAM and send you to feds
(partially /s)