Fox BS, as usual. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/iphone-namedrop-warning/
this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2023
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Fox said something blatantly untrue on a video I recently watched, claiming charging a electric vehicle costs more to charge than a gas car costs to fill up with gas.
Taking a moment to remember when one of the last hysterias about iOS security was: 'if people watch you enter your password they will be able to gain access to your device' and it spread through the news like wildfire that this was some new giant security issue.
These are surely always written for paranoid grandparents and not for regular people.
If someone sees you put in your iphone passcode, can't they still grab your phone and then use that to change your AppleID password, locking you out of your iCloud account?
I was under the impression that could still be an issue. Am I wrong?
By the same people who brought you "Poisoned/ drugged halloween candy", our newest product "fake tech stalking"
My mom sent me one of those articles and advised me to turn it off. I explained to her how this really isnt a security risk like AirDrop is, since you basically gotta be touching the phones together for it to happen, and if someone is able to get that close to you without you noticing then you have bigger problems. After I explained all that to her, her only response was “…I still don’t trust it.” 💀
You also get to check which information you're sharing.. and then okay it.. it's a weird article from someone who doesn't get it.
this is the police being upset their shady tools to open phones isn’t working anymore.
Coming up next: someone can break into your home if you give them the keys and permission to do so
"Once they link, a NameDrop prompt will appear on both phone screens, allowing users to choose if they want to share and receive contact cards."
Considering the source, this is utter garbage and demonstrative that Faux knows nothing about what they’re reporting.
Settings> General> Airdrop > Bring Devices Together (toggle to “off”)
They just need to follow airdrop's "on for x minutes" and problem solved?
Holy clickbait.