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Re:Apple’s AirDrop leaks users’ PII, and there’s not much th... by randyrand on Saturday April 24, 2021 @03:21PM (#26927563)
It's not just email and phone. It's email and phone and location.

This would be very useful info for marketing campaigns. Automated emails to people that go to specific stores, parks, etc.

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Re:Apple’s AirDrop leaks users’ PII, and there’s not much th... by joshmanders on Saturday April 24, 2021 @04:46PM (#26928153)
> and location.

Ok? AirDrop doesn't work miles away from people, so if they got your email and phone already through AirDrop, how is having your location such emphasized?

"They can see you, gasp!"

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Re:Apple’s AirDrop leaks users’ PII, and there’s not much th... by randyrand on Sunday April 25, 2021 @12:29AM (#26930354)
It shouldn't be too hard to understand...

The more trackers you place, the more location data you have on that person. You could literally put thousands around a city at many different stores, gas stations, parks, etc.

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Re:Apple’s AirDrop leaks users’ PII, and there’s not much th... by innagadadavida on Sunday April 25, 2021 @12:54AM (#26930418)
The article is sparse on how they implemented. Do you need a Mac/iPhone or can this thing run on very cheap hardware that can be deployed at scale?

Given they found this almost two years ago, I wonder if there is an actual attack or exploit that has been deployed or is this one of those attacks that don’t leave the lab environment?

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Re:Apple’s AirDrop leaks users’ PII, and there’s not much th... by GeekyBear on Saturday April 24, 2021 @03:35PM (#26927663)
The number of people transferring files in public is so limited that it would be much more simple to buy the marketing data for everyone in a given city.
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