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Re:Silenced AirTags with disabled speakers are popping up fo... by kemayo on Thursday February 03, 2022 @04:39PM (#30199297)
You can opt out of the "Find My network" part separately from the overall Find My system. This does mean that you'd not be able to find your phone if it's fully powered off, of course, but that seems to be a fair trade-off if you don't want to track or be tracked as part of this.

See: https://imgur.com/a/ZY9oBPV

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Re:Silenced AirTags with disabled speakers are popping up fo... by seanp2k2 on Thursday February 03, 2022 @06:33PM (#30200600)
Reminds me of Comcast, ooh sorry, XFINITY (rebranded to try to drop their reputation as the #1 anti-consumer company) enabling public wifi on your modem / AP without your consent, then burying the opt-out.

Not on the same level, but Netflix auto-playing videos and previews is also annoying, and the option to disable it is purposely hidden on their website, not accessible through the app. Ugh.

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