China firm ‘cracks AirDrop’ using a flaw Apple has known about since 2019

AirDrop became very popular in China recently, for the simple reason that the function completely disguises the sender’s contact details. As AirDrop transmission does not take place via the internet or cellular phone network, but from iPhone to iPhone via Bluetooth identification and a local Wi-Fi network, it’s extremely difficult, if not impossible, for authorities to identify senders. This allowed protesters to exchange important messages, memes, and photos with each other without the police being able to crack the

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