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Attack of the week: Airdrop tracing – A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering
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this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2024
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I keep airdrop off primarily for battery conservation and to avoid false/prank drops, but it’s nice to know I’ve been avoiding this risk as well.
Unfortunately most iPhone users I know forget airdrop even exists and it just stays on constantly.
On the bright side, it only affects people who actually use the feature, so as long as your friends aren't being actively followed or AirDropping something in the middle of a protest, you're probably fine.
It does, however, mean you might not want to accept random stuff...