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Re:Apple AirTags draining battery of devices close by by seanmcdirmid on Friday March 11, 2022 @12:04AM (#30636429)
> we get mesh networks that only allow Alexa to pump ads into your home

I didn't realize Apple AirTags were enabling ads for Amazon, or apple was using AirTags to pump ads for Apple, or is this just an exaggeration? Surely we got more mesh network than ones that push ads? I like the ones that help you find lost/stolen things.

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Re:Apple AirTags draining battery of devices close by by waste_monk on Friday March 11, 2022 @01:56AM (#30637114)
I believe they mean things like Amazon Sidewalk, where it co-opts your home internet connection to serve Amazon devices.
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Re:Apple AirTags draining battery of devices close by by seanmcdirmid on Friday March 11, 2022 @02:08AM (#30637181)
I read the comment that this was all we were were getting (mesh networks run by private companies that weren’t helping us), while Apple is pushing something that many find useful and they aren’t using it for other nefarious purposes (that we know of).
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