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=== Bluejacking === {{main|Bluejacking}} Bluejacking is the sending of either a picture or a message from one user to an unsuspecting user through Bluetooth wireless technology. Common applications include short messages, e.g., "You've just been bluejacked!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/bluejacking.htm|title=What is bluejacking?|author=John Fuller|date=28 July 2008 |publisher=howstuffworks|access-date=26 May 2015|archive-date=20 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520035211/http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/bluejacking.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Bluejacking does not involve the removal or alteration of any data from the device.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bluesnarfing vs. Bluejacking: Top 4 Differences |url=https://www.spiceworks.com/it-security/endpoint-security/articles/bluesnarfing-vs-bluejacking/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Spiceworks}}</ref> Some form of [[Denial-of-service attack|DoS]] is also possible, even in modern devices, by sending unsolicited pairing requests in rapid succession; this becomes disruptive because most systems display a full screen notification for every connection request, interrupting every other activity, especially on less powerful devices.
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