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Smart Scale - Findings

F-001: Weight Data in Advertising

CVSS: 5.3 (Medium)

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Impact

AspectAssessment
PrivacyWeight is sensitive health data
TrackingMAC address allows identification
Range~10m, through walls
EffortMinimal (standard BLE scanner)

GDPR Relevance

Weight data is considered health data (Art. 9 GDPR):

"special categories of personal data"

Remediation

  1. Do NOT send weight in advertising
  2. Transfer data only after connection + auth
  3. Rotate MAC address (BLE Privacy)