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Want to annoy other passengers on the train but without sacrificing sound quality? (media.piefed.world)

submitted 1 week ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Well, there was nothing stopping anything from doing it before, they just didn't know there was a desire for broadcast, or for the broadcaster to be uninterested in the connection of the listener.
A lot of the protocol is about making sure that things are authenticated and private. You don't want a second set of headphones connecting without your knowledge usually.
This also lets you broadcast audio encrypted, without drowning out other radios, and keeps the listener from being able to do normal pairing tasks like "download contacts".

It's obvious now, but that's only after years of everyone walking around with small radio linked ear pieces.