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Wireless Hearing Aid Data Security Statement – page 2
When using the SurfLink Mobile or SurfLink Mini Mobile as a cell phone accessory, the hearing
aid microphones can be used to transmit the patient
’ s voice (JustTalk feature) during a phone
call. The JustTalk feature can be disabled on the SurfLink Mobile.
The SurfLink Media, SurfLink Mobile, SurfLink Remote Microphone, and SurfLink Mini Mobile
devices are the only Starkey accessory devices that can capture and wirelessly transmit audio
that can be successfully decoded by the hearing aids.
The SurfLink Programmer can detect the presence of a specific 900sync hearing aid within its
range (about 10 meters). The programmer could also change the programming of a 900 MHz
hearing aid within its range. The risk of program alteration can be mitigated by setting a hearing
aid lock code in Inspire when the hearing aid is initially programmed.
2.4 GHz Wireless Hearing Aids
Starkey Halo, Halo 2, Halo iQ, Livio, Livio AI, and Livio Edge AI hearing aids “2.4 GHz hearing aids”
operate in the 2.4 to 2.4835 GHz band and use a number of methods to provide secure
communications.
Bluetooth Security
2.4 GHz hearing aids communicate with the Starkey 2.4 GHz Programmer, and with Apple iOS
TM1
devices, (including the iPhone®
2
) and Android
TM3
mobile devices
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that use the Thrive hearing
control application using the Bluetooth®
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Low Energy protocol. In addition, the Starkey Hearing
Technologies Remote, Starkey Hearing Technologies TV, Remote Mic, Mini Remote
Microphone, and Table Microphone communicate with Halo iQ
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, Livio, Livio AI, and Livio Edge AI
hearing aids using the Bluetooth Low Energy protocol to pair with the hearing aids and generate
the encryption key used for sending com
mands to the paired hearing aids. In today’s world,
because information is being transmitted, there are occasionally concerns about the security of
the information that is being sent.
The Bluetooth Low Energy protocol used in the 2.4 GHz hearing aids is very secure. From a
technically descriptive standpoint, that protocol is based on RFC 4493, which employs a cipher-
based message authentication code (CMAC) that uses the advanced encryption standard (AES-
128) as the block cipher function. In practical terms, this means that once two devices are
paired with each other, all information passed between the devices is encrypted and therefore
effectively undecipherable by any other device.
The lone security risk exists only during pairing. 2.4 GHz hearing aids use LE legacy pairing. This
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iOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under
license by Apple, Inc.
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iPhone is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc.
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Android is a trademark of Google, Inc.
4
The specific Apple iOS and Android devices supported by the Thrive Hearing Control app can be found on
the Starkey Hearing Technologies Smartphone Compatibility web page.
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Bluetooth is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group
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The Starkey Hearing Technologies TV Remote Mic, Mini Remote Microphone, and Table
Microphone only operate with Livio, Livio AI, and Livio Edge AI hearing aids.