It is clear no one reporting on this even bothered to check how this worked.
Is it really that unimaginable in a crowded venue like a concert, festival, subway, etc. You know, the environments where pickpockets can happen? Hey it’s not me that’s gonna be the target of this, it’s that hot girl over by the tincture stand.So the person mindlessly clicking Allow also isn't going to notice the stranger practically bringing an iPhone in contact with theirs?
Actually… that option can be set to “automatically for contacts” or “ask every time” so your premise of “any random trade person, delivery driver, etc.” getting your contact photo and name is false…![]()
What *is* a stupid default is that sharing your iCloud contact and photo via iMessage, is turned on since a few iOS's ago... so any random tradesperson, delivery driver, etc that you reply to can get that... that's worse IMHO, tell your friends to disable it. ("Share name and Photo" in Messages settings)
Garbage.. IF that actually happened he probably has both on the same iCloud account and contacts shared via iCloud.An acquaintance of mine (sister's bf) has 2 iPhones, work and personal. He says his work iPhone contacts were transferred to his personal iPhone without any user interaction.
Unfortunately I don't have the details at this time, like exact iPhone models and versions of iOS.
I realize this sounds fishy, and I would think we'd have more people coming forward, considering there are probably a lot of people with work / personal iPhones.
I understand that making fun of clueless technology users is a great way to start your day. But not everyone hangs out on forums like Macrumors to read everything there is to know about Mac computers and iPhones.
So maybe it was not the best idea to turn this feature on by default for everyone. When your phone does something unexpected related to your personal information being sent to another device, I think it's quite normal behavior to be upset.
Not me but my teenage daughter - for sureDoes anyone actually use this?
Then in the other hand how are clueless users supposed to find out about great features that they themselves can use if they knew about them. Are people really that uninformed and cluesless in 2023 wherein they buy a new car and they can’t figure out how to drive it —- for one example.I understand that making fun of clueless technology users is a great way to start your day. But not everyone hangs out on forums like Macrumors to read everything there is to know about Mac computers and iPhones.
So maybe it was not the best idea to turn this feature on by default for everyone. When your phone does something unexpected related to your personal information being sent to another device, I think it's quite normal behavior to be upset.
It's not garbage, it happened. Just not sure it actually happened due to a "zero user interaction" NameDrop event.Garbage.. IF that actually happened he probably has both on the same iCloud account and contacts shared via iCloud.
‘Course, anyone taking any advice from an astrology TikToker is too far gone for reason. Just sit back and let the universe sort itself out, is all you can do!View attachment 2317724yeahhh my cousin sent me this earlier smh.
I mean, have you spent any time online?People get more stupid everyday.
Unbelievable that only a few can obviously think for themselves.
17.1.2 today must have turned this feature off today. But this is how riots get started don't get fooled and find the truth first for yourself then follow the herd.
Most trades people make too much money to care about some dorks contact info 😂What *is* a stupid default is that sharing your iCloud contact and photo via iMessage, is turned on since a few iOS's ago... so any random tradesperson, delivery driver, etc that you reply to can get that... that's worse IMHO, tell your friends to disable it. ("Share name and Photo" in Messages settings)
This is the journalism standard for the last 15-20 years. Not sure why people are surprised.I don't know how many times in the past couple of days I have seen this "warning" on my feed. Not only by police departments but also by media outlets I follow. It's just amazing how they just run with this sort of stuff without actually checking it out themselves first.
"Even if someone has NameDrop enabled on an iPhone, the phone must be almost touching another device for the feature to work, and both users would still have to agree to share. And even then, the only information that is shared are the details that users have added to their contact cards."Users: Isn't it safer to share ONLY our phone number with trusted people?
Apple: No, you have to share much more than that, because we care about people's "privacy".
Regardless, isn't it strange how much information NameDrop shares with others?
What happened with Apple? Why is NameDrop now ON by default? Apple iPhone, that's "privacy"?
"Even if someone has NameDrop enabled on an iPhone, the phone must be almost touching another device for the feature to work, and both users would still have to agree to share. And even then, the only information that is shared are the details that users have added to their contact cards."
You only share what you put in your contact info. So if you only want to share your number, that would be the only thing shared. Nothing more, nothing less.That's the problem, and it's ON by default for Apple's "privacy" reasons. Also when I share my number with someone, I want to share just my number, NOT my number AND contact card details. In other words, people worldwide are starting to question Apple's "privacy" claims because it really seems like Apple have a different definition of the word "privacy".
That's the problem, and it's ON by default for Apple's "privacy" reasons. Also when I share my number with someone, I want to share just my number, NOT my number AND contact card details. In other words, people worldwide are starting to question Apple's "privacy" claims because it really seems like Apple have a different definition of the word "privacy".
Again, it doesn't share your entire contact card. It only shares your name, contact poster and either your phone number or email address. One or the other. Not both. Your choice.You only share what you put in your contact info. So if you only want to share your number, that would be the only thing shared. Nothing more, nothing less.
I don't know how many times in the past couple of days I have seen this "warning" on my feed. Not only by police departments but also by media outlets I follow. It's just amazing how they just run with this sort of stuff without actually checking it out themselves first.
I hate to tell you this, butWhat *is* a stupid default is that sharing your iCloud contact and photo via iMessage, is turned on since a few iOS's ago... so any random tradesperson, delivery driver, etc that you reply to can get that... that's worse IMHO, tell your friends to disable it. ("Share name and Photo" in Messages settings)