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Re:Apple AirTags draining battery of devices close by by Shared404 on Friday March 11, 2022 @12:02PM (#30642539)
> Peer to peer connectivity over public networks is a great asset for smaller companies with disruptive ideas, and this could destroy that.

I have no issues with a product having an option for internet connectivity, or even requiring it if it is a critical component of it's function.

Internet connectivity is not a critical component of my <dishwasher|washing machine|dryer|fridge|car>'s function however.

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Re:Apple AirTags draining battery of devices close by by birdyrooster on Friday March 11, 2022 @08:35PM (#30648166)
Yeah that wasn’t what I was arguing. There are some products which act based on real-time information from a network and without network access, would cease to function.
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