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Re:Apple’s new Find My app will find your devices even if th... by macintux on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @10:13PM (#20110960)
I bought a Tile but refused to use the tracking feature because it felt very insecure.

Apple should not be penalized for offering something inherently more private than the competition.

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Re:Apple’s new Find My app will find your devices even if th... by lotaezenwa on Monday June 10, 2019 @02:46PM (#20149548)
What would you say are the reasons that Apple's implementation of this protocol is more private?

In other words, I am ignorant to how Apple's implementation is more private or feels more secure than Tile's.

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Re:Apple’s new Find My app will find your devices even if th... by macintux on Monday June 10, 2019 @09:50PM (#20152481)
Even Apple doesn't know what location was just reported. Only another of your devices can decrypt the location data.

https://www.wired.com/story/apple-find-my-cryptography-bluet...

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Re:Apple’s new Find My app will find your devices even if th... by lotaezenwa on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @07:18PM (#20160400)
This is pretty cool!
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