It is clear no one reporting on this even bothered to check how this worked.
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Police Departments and News Sites Spreading Misinformation About How iOS 17 NameDrop Feature Works
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Finally a rational post.
Police are a bunch of incompetent yahoos. The media are a bunch of hacks. Boomers are clueless luddites. Stated over and over again because they didn’t vet or understand some obscure Airdrop function that only works on supported iPhones and is turned on by default.
I’m some tin foil hat extremist because I look at the possible privacy issues with sending personal information from one phone to another. I don’t use AirDrop but did it occasionally to get some photos at a party. I had no clue that you could also send this stuff via AirDrop. That is why I turned it off. Also, if you don’t know anything about using a feature most people would just give your phone to another to set it up or make it work and then the pop ups are bypassed.
Apple has to learn we don’t want every new feature turned on by default. I don’t use Siri but to get it out of all the apps was a pain. All my social media are web based and not apps. I don’t use iCloud but run my own servers located in opposite sides of the country.
Macrumors has a diverse community. If it wasn’t for some of the people here, some of whom you make fun of, the internet would be governed by individual nations. And more likely your government would be baked into the core of your phone’s operating system. Yup, the people who wear tin foil hats stopped that… And - most of them are boomers, I know this from personal observation. 😁
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.
It's not garbage, it happened. Just not sure it actually happened due to a "zero user interaction" NameDrop event.
Like you said, possibly a iCloud contacts merger.
‘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!
I mean, have you spent any time online?
But seriously, though, people tend to default quite strongly to “go with the in group” and also let emotion override reason. It’s quite possible to restrain your emotional response, but it takes a lot of practice and diligence to manage that most people aren’t willing to engage in it. I reckon it’s always been rare for people to be able to say no to the group, especially when your relationship with the group has historically been the difference between life and death.
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.
This is the journalism standard for the last 15-20 years. Not sure why people are surprised.
I love how people are all up in arms about this sharing of their contact info to strangers (which is extremely unlikely to happen). Meanwhile they have absolutely no problem with their info being shared hundreds of times over without their permission when people activate social media accounts and share their entire contact list.
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"?
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."
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".
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.
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.
That’s what passes for news these days. One outlet is first with rushed or unsubstantiated reporting, and everyone else just reblogs what was said.
Which is why I generally don’t give too much credence to negative Apple News. Just too much clickbait and lazy reporting all around.
I hate to tell you this, but
1) any of those folks likely already have your name, or can find it via your address
2) it's likely with your phone number they can find your name
3) if someone gets your name they can probably find a picture of you online already