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- Unlike AirTags, Bluetooth tags compatible with Google’s Find Hub don’t have a pairing lock.
- The trackers can easily be factory reset and paired with a new Android device.
- Reddit users spotted that the issue affects multiple brands, with Chipolo confirming the flaw.
Google recently rebranded its Find My Device network as Find Hub, but an issue users are just discovering suggests that it still lacks a key security feature. Redditors have realized that Find Hub-compatible Bluetooth tags can be factory reset and instantly claimed by a different Google account, with no verification or pairing lock in place.
On the Find My Device subreddit, user Fearless-Archer536 detailed their findings after testing two Bluetooth trackers. They found that either tag could be reset and paired to a new Google account, even if the original owner had marked the item as lost.
