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Re:Apple’s AirDrop leaks users’ PII, and there’s not much th... by coolspot on Saturday April 24, 2021 @02:03PM (#26926948)
Pavel Zhovner, creator of Flipper[1] had this cool post [2] in June 2020 on how he used Apple AirDrop for automated dating and fun. It included the phone number recovery component as well.

1 - https://flipperzero.one/

2 - https://m.habr.com/ru/company/ruvds/blog/505384/

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Re:Apple’s AirDrop leaks users’ PII, and there’s not much th... by failwhaleshark on Saturday April 24, 2021 @03:12PM (#26927501)
I wonder if doing this would be illegal in the US, a-la Aaron Swartz.
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Re:Apple’s AirDrop leaks users’ PII, and there’s not much th... by snotrockets on Saturday April 24, 2021 @05:00PM (#26928233)
I don't know what the criminal threshold for stalking and harassment is. But unlike Zhovner and yourself, I know what the normative threshold is (tip: it's DON'T THE FUCK).
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