Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress
by the_lonely_road on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @03:06PM
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Very few people practice consistent logic regarding opt in versus opt out. In nearly every case I’ve observed people are pro opt in for things they don’t like and pro opt out of things do like. Hence the push to make organ donation opt out and privacy invasion opt in. I don’t think there should be an expectation of being consistent, it’s just an observation.
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Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress
by ASalazarMX on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @03:15PM
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Funny how in this case, we're talking about two tracking efforts, so it would be expected that both were opt-in to respect our privacy. The difference is that one kind of tracking helps Apple make money, and the other doesn't.
Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress
by FabHK on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @03:47PM
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How does helping other people find their lost items (with neither Apple nor the "helper" knowing where the item is, now who lost it) infringe on anyone's privacy?
Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress
by Daishiman on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @04:07PM
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How about if I just don't want Apple collecting data at will or using my device as a private mesh network?
Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress
by fastball on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @04:22PM
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Um, then don't enable "Find My iPhone" when setting up your device??
Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress
by CRConrad on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @11:06AM
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One would have thought by now people who get Apple devices should have stopped thinking of them as "my device".
Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress
by theshrike79 on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @02:19AM
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What data is Apple collecting? All of the data is anonymised and encrypted so that even Apple can't decrypt it.