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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by porbelm on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @12:38PM (#35058360)
Well if you have the Find My Device functionality enabled, not being able to turn off Bluetooth (and WiFi) is a good thing, since a thief cannot disable location deriving and reporting features by turning them off.
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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by gligorot on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @01:13PM (#35058850)
I don’t think those are connected…or at least it would be silly for that to be the case. Say your laptop was stolen when your BT was off for some random reason - does that mean you won’t be able to find it?
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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by threeseed on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @01:17PM (#35058923)
Bluetooth is a fundamental part of the Find My and broader Location Services stack.

Low power devices like AirTag rely entirely on Bluetooth LE and the Find My network to determine their location.

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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by gligorot on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @12:18PM (#35071804)
Yes but does it matter if your BT is turned off _visually_? The device can still send data.

Besides, receiving consumes more power than sending, theoretically Apple can just shut off the receiving part and send intermittently (every 2 sec or so) and achieve very minimal power usage.

Again, this is just speculation, I’m genuinely interested in the details.

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Re:Closing your MacBook hardware disconnects microphone, saf... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @02:35PM (#35060066)
Surely the Bluetooth beacon/Find My Device workflow could be separated from the user accessible headphones use.
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