At the request of the PRC, Apple was forced to reduce the capabilities of AirDrop by introducing a 10-minute timeout for the use of the function. In China, to use AirDrop to receive files from people other than your contacts, you must set the function to accept data from “Everyone.” However, the setting will only be enabled for 10 minutes, after which it will revert to receiving from contacts only.
But now government hackers have gone further, hacking AirDrop and capturing the email address and phone number of the sender of the files. According to Bloomberg, such a tool was developed by the Beijing Institute. In this way, the identities of those who sent anti-government files were quickly determined.
“This improves the efficiency and accuracy of case resolution and prevents the spread of inappropriate disclosures and potential ill effects,” the Beijing Judicial Bureau said in a statement. said.
Source: Ferra
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