Apple AirDrop Found to Be Wildly Insecure, Issue Not Patched for 5 Years and Counting

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Apple AirDrop leaks user data like a sieve. Chinese authorities say they’re scooping it up.

Chinese authorities are exploiting a weakness Apple has allowed to go unfixed for 5 years.

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And of course, China has been exploiting this vulnerability for years to find undesirables. There's nothing anyone can do to prevent this short of turning AirDrop receiving and sending off completely.

 

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Apple turned off a private communication tool in China just before major protests broke out

Protesters were using Apple's AirDrop feature to directly share uncensored messages. Apple turned it off.

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"November 28, 2022
Apple turned off a private communication tool in China just before major protests broke out. Protesters were using Apple's AirDrop feature to directly share uncensored messages. Apple turned it off."

 

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Apple turned off a private communication tool in China just before major protests broke out

Protesters were using Apple's AirDrop feature to directly share uncensored messages. Apple turned it off.

reclaimthenet.org

"November 28, 2022
Apple turned off a private communication tool in China just before major protests broke out. Protesters were using Apple's AirDrop feature to directly share uncensored messages. Apple turned it off."

lol Fucking Apple.

 

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Apple’s Aggressively Strategic Revenue-Preserving Measures in Response to Supreme Court Ruling on Third-Party Payments Undermines the Spirt of the Law

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" Apple’s Aggressively Strategic Revenue-Preserving Measures in Response to Supreme Court Ruling on Third-Party Payments Undermines the Spirt of the Law

Apple is making developers jump through many hoops if they want to avoid Apple's own payment system, that they likely won't bother."