New Delhi, May 13 -- The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has officially unveiled Bluetooth 6.1, the latest iteration of its wireless communication standard. This updated specification introduces key enhancements focused on user privacy and energy efficiency-features set to benefit a range of future Bluetooth-enabled devices.

Among the most significant changes is a new approach to how device addresses are randomised to protect user privacy. Building upon the privacy tools introduced with Bluetooth 6.0 last year, Bluetooth 6.1 brings improvements to the Resolvable Private Address (RPA) system. Previously, the RPA-which masks a device's MAC address-was updated at a fixed 15-minute interval. While this method helped shield user identi...