Apple AirTags draining battery of devices close by

Re:Apple AirTags draining battery of devices close by by Schroedingersat on Friday March 11, 2022 @02:06AM (#30637169)

> just you wait until manufacturers of "internet of shit" things go really evil, and integrate low cost LTE radios into them with their own billing/centralized management/VPN system.

Why bother? They'll iust use your neighbor's wifi (at extra rf pollution cost to your house) or the surveillance system on the streetlamp outside being paid for by your tax money

or remove the opt out option from 'your' phone

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Re:Apple AirTags draining battery of devices close by by grey_earthling on Friday March 11, 2022 @04:03AM (#30637846)

> or remove the opt out option from 'your' phone

This is why we need viable open source phone OSes. Refuse to “just install the app”!

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Re:Apple AirTags draining battery of devices close by by fsflover on Friday March 11, 2022 @07:39AM (#30639073)

It's impossible to install fully FLOSS OS on a typical phone, due the proprietary hardware drivers. The latter force you to buy new hardware every few years. Consider a GNU/Linux phone, Librem 5 or Pinephone, instead.

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Re:Apple AirTags draining battery of devices close by by Schroedingersat on Friday March 11, 2022 @02:42PM (#30645055)

Doesn't help if your tv is using your neighbor's router to phone home and download ads

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