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@feddit.nlEnglish
    51·
    10 months ago

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

      • Aatube@kbin.social
        101·
        10 months ago

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

        • 2xsaikoEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          Ironically, this is something that China ruined.

          • Aatube@kbin.social
            1·
            10 months ago

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