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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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