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Google is open sourcing an encryption framework for its Eddystone beacon platform, and making it available on GitHub. Called Ephemeral IDs (EID), it allows a company to manage who has access to beacon  signal. That also means it manages who doesn’t have beacon access, which is the real attraction. While we currently think of beacons as a one-way street for passing information, Google thinks EIDs will help create a safe environment for beacons to send you information, or let you communicate with them if you like. In a controlled group (those who can access the signal), the AES encryption key…

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