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𝚐𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚎@h4x0r.host to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

China Says Cracked Apple AirDrop to Identify Message Sources

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China Says Cracked Apple AirDrop to Identify Message Sources

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𝚐𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚎@h4x0r.host to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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China Says It Cracked Apple AirDrop to Identify Message Sources
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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.
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    Very easy. It’s a setting and I believe “contacts only” is the default value.

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

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        Ironically, this is something that China ruined.

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

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