Privacy Guides<p>Privacy reminder! Have you <a href="https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/01/23/activists-guide-securing-your-smartphone/#disable-airdrop" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">disabled AirDrop</a> yet?</p><blockquote><p>One of the most innocuous features enabled on millions of iPhones is also one of the most dangerous for those seeking to protect their privacy in public. Apple's AirDrop protocol <a href="https://www.usenix.org/system/files/sec21-heinrich.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">uses</a> trivially bypassed security measures that authorities like the Chinese government have openly <a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/hackers-can-id-unique-apple-airdrop-users-chinese-authorities-claim-to-do-just-that/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bragged</a> about cracking to identify users since at least 2022.</p><p>You should assume that any device with AirDrop enabled is constantly broadcasting your name, email address, and phone number to everyone around you, <strong>even if</strong> you have it set to "Contacts Only." Apple has known about this <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2021/04/23/airdrop-researchers-security-flaw/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">flaw</a> since 2019 and has not issued any fix.</p></blockquote><p><a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/tags/AirDrop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirDrop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/tags/PrivacyGuides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyGuides</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/tags/ApplePrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ApplePrivacy</span></a></p>
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apfeltalk :verified:<p>Apples Verschlüsselungs-Dilemma in Großbritannien: Risiken für Datenschutz und Sicherheit<br>Die britische Regierung drängt Apple dazu, eine Hint<br><a href="https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/apples-verschluesselungs-dilemma-in-grossbritannien-risiken-fuer-datenschutz-und-sicherheit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/appl</span><span class="invisible">es-verschluesselungs-dilemma-in-grossbritannien-risiken-fuer-datenschutz-und-sicherheit/</span></a><br><a href="https://creators.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Services</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/ApplePrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ApplePrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/AppleSicherheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleSicherheit</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/CloudSicherheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudSicherheit</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Datenschutz</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Hintertr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hintertr</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/iCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iCloud</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/InvestigatoryPowersAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvestigatoryPowersAct</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/ITSicherheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITSicherheit</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/berwachung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>berwachung</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Verschlsselung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Verschlsselung</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Verschlsselungsgesetze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Verschlsselungsgesetze</span></a></p>
LavX News<p>Apple's Data Dilemma: Are Your Searches Really Private?</p><p>Apple has long touted its commitment to user privacy, but recent features in macOS Sequoia raise questions about how much data the tech giant is actually collecting. With default settings that enable ...</p><p><a href="https://news.lavx.hu/article/apple-s-data-dilemma-are-your-searches-really-private" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.lavx.hu/article/apple-s-d</span><span class="invisible">ata-dilemma-are-your-searches-really-private</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ApplePrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ApplePrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataCollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataCollection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macOSSequoia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macOSSequoia</span></a></p>
David August<p>I don’t have confirmation on this, and it was I think being mentioned in the context of more secure messaging apps like Signal (and one would guess others offering end-to-end encryption like WhatsApp too) still allowing access to unencrypted (not secure) data by parts of the phone. </p><p>Can someone confirm if this is accurate? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SignalApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignalApp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EndToEndEncryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndToEndEncryption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PrivacyTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SecureMessaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecureMessaging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ApplePrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ApplePrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/iOS18" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS18</span></a></p>
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