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AirDrop cracked by China, revealing phone number & email (9to5mac.com)

submitted 10 months ago by KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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The Beijing institute developed the technique to crack an iPhone’s encrypted device log to identify the numbers and emails of senders who share AirDrop content, the city’s judicial bureau said in an online post. Police have identified multiple suspects via that method, the agency said, without disclosing if anyone was arrested. “It improves the efficiency and accuracy of case-solving and prevents the spread of inappropriate remarks as well as potential bad influences,” the bureau said.

Further read: https://sfj.beijing.gov.cn/sfj/sfdt/ywdt82/flfw93/436331732/index.html

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[-] WhatsThePoint@lemmy.world 114 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Or China is just saying they cracked Air Drop to try to scare protestors from using this feature. If they cracked it, why would they make it public that they cracked it when they could catch dissidents using it without their knowledge? Not to mention making it public puts pressure on Apple to patch it, which would destroy their access. Doesn’t make much sense to make this public if it is true.

[-] drdabbles@lemmy.world 98 points 10 months ago

Whenever a government or government agency announces a successful exploit, I presume they've already exhausted it and moved on to another one that won't be patched or publicly divulged for many years.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 months ago

I don't buy it. This smells like a way of causing fear in those who want to share information.

[-] hangukdise@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago

¿Por que no Los dos?

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

iMessage ~~is insecure~~ security isn't as robust as most people think, and this has been known for years.

People still use it

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