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AliExpress accused of fingerprinting shoppers with silent audio trick that also muted a dev's headphones

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Sawtooth waves you can't hear still mess with your Bluetooth.

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AliExpress accused of fingerprinting shoppers with silent audio trick that also muted a dev's headphones

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