Re:Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Aren't Fully Disabled When Off in iOS...
by coldtea on Thursday September 21, 2017 @06:37AM
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>So, no big deal. Until you get hacked over wifi when you thought it was off all the time
If you can get hacked "over wifi" then you have bigger problems than whether the toggle makes it on or off. Assuming that you turn it on, ever, that is.
Besides, you can tell if it's on and off. Off has a strikethrough over the icon.
Re:Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Aren't Fully Disabled When Off in iOS...
by mmjaa on Thursday September 21, 2017 @08:51AM
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For 7 years I've been turning Wifi Off using Control Centre, and now I have to un-learn that behaviour, or modify my own needs to have Wifi 'disabled but not off'.
I don't think this is as positive as some people think. I'll "turn off Wifi", but packets can still flow. The device can still be observed remotely.
Its a UI anti-pattern, because they're changing the definition of off from 'its off, end of topic' to 'well, its not really off, only disconnected, and you can not really tell what is what' ..
So, no big deal. Until you get hacked over wifi when you thought it was off all the time ... or your battery discharges 20% faster than you thought it should, etc.