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Re:Google can use Bluetooth to track phones even with Blueto... by samatman on Monday April 13, 2020 @06:03PM (#22860677)
That's better than nothing, but my response to your post was to try it on my phone and then mutter to myself "okay, I guess"

I don't think most iPhone users browse HN to glean hints about the meaning of such opaque affordances, I had no idea that was what was happening when I turned off WiFi. I just figured it was actually off.

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Re:Google can use Bluetooth to track phones even with Blueto... by reaperducer on Monday April 13, 2020 @06:36PM (#22860946)
I managed to figure it out. Maybe because I noticed the colors were different. I suspect other people have figured it out, too, since my ex-girlfriend describes me as, "the single most stupid person I've ever met."
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