• Tosti@feddit.nl
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    1 year ago

    You sure, the article reads as if it would either need to be cancelled or the devices separated.

    I don’t use apple, but I would expect this to require user confirmation to share… but it reads as if it does not, hence the warning.

    • abhibeckert@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      The feature does require confirmation.

      It also requires accessing your contacts database, which is encrypted on iPhones…

      Because it’s encrypted, it’s impossible to share contact details unless someone enters the device passcode (or else does a biometric unlock - which effectively stores your passcode temporarily in a secure location that is wiped whenever the device is powered off or left unused for several hours).

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      1 year ago

      It only happens with airdrop from strangers enabled, which you cannot leave on permanently, and your devices have to effectively be touching.

      There is genuinely not any meaningful risk involved.