I've gathered there's a beep if this is going on for 3 days, but...still not comfy with this. And this isn't a particularly fringe opinion, plenty of comments on the article wondering how to opt out:
The timer is 3 days[1], which observers (Forbes, WaPo) agree is surprisingly unreasonable for this use case. We can infer it was never a serious design consideration.
On Android, decent Bluetooth is a gamble, but scanning will theoretically find one[2].
[1] https://daringfireball.net/linked/2021/04/20/moren-fine-prin... [2] https://lifehacker.com/try-using-a-bluetooth-scanner-app-to-...
I know you can come up with something more substantive than guessing I didn't read the article. To wit, easy quote that backs what I read, and I assume I'm mistaken, given your feedback:
'The details should come as a surprise to everyone because it turns out that ITP could effectively be used for: - information leaks - tracking the user - fingerprinting'
I'd be much more comfortable with Apple being Privacy, Inc. if they kept their commitment to it, too often it looks like engineers got overrode by marketing. It's v unlikely a privacy engineer signed off on something, with so many side channels, with real world consequences, compromising a billion + iOS devices