China Says It Cracked Apple AirDrop to Identify Message Sources
www.bloomberg.com
A Chinese state-backed institution has devised a way to identify users who send messages via Apple Inc.’s popular AirDrop feature, Beijing’s government claims, as part of broader efforts to root out undesirable content.
  • lnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)English
    4•1 year ago

    I don’t use Apple. How difficult is it to turn off “AirDrop” or limit it to a trusted source?

    • TragicNotCuteEnglish
      19•1 year ago

      Very easy. It’s a setting and I believe “contacts only” is the default value.

      • Aatube
        9•1 year ago

        Plus, you can’t see it to everyone forever anymore; you can only do that for ten minutes.

        • 2xsaikoEnglish
          2•1 year ago

          Ironically, this is something that China ruined.

          • Aatube
            1•1 year ago

            Erm, how is it ironic? China had Apple do it because of protesters’ using AirDrop.