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Re:The clever cryptography behind Apple’s “Find My” feature by tedunangst on Saturday June 08, 2019 @10:32PM (#20136671)
How long can one plausibly leave a phone in someone's car, asking for location updates the entire time, while claiming not to remember leaving it there?
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Re:The clever cryptography behind Apple’s “Find My” feature by floe on Monday June 10, 2019 @01:28AM (#20144133)
"I lost it under the seat"? And the point is it's not actively asking for location updates, which would drain battery. You just leave it with cellular off and it sends the standard Find My pulse over Bluetooth.
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