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The state-backed Beijing Institute says it can now identify individuals sharing content over AirDrop.
AirDrop used to have an “Everyone” feature to allow anybody to send materials to an iPhone user
AirDrop used to have an “Everyone” feature to allow anybody to send materials to an iPhone user
AirDrop can be used to share any files on an iPhone to anyone who either explicitly allows the sender to transmit them, or leaves AirDrop open to “Everyone.” Seemingly under pressure from the Chinese government, Apple changed the latter option to “Everyone for 10 minutes,” in 2022.
It’s possible that the reason for that pressure was so that users would have to keep re-enabling AirDrop. That means anyone receiving material the Chinese government does not approve of, is less able to argue that they were unaware that material was being sent.
China claims to have cracked AirDrop security to find senders’ details
China claims to have cracked AirDrop security to find senders’ details
