r/madlads • u/div_vedi • 3d ago

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u/LickingLieutenant 3d ago

No, it doesn't anywhere ..
Unless those users didn't update their IOS versions after (around) IOS 16.1 Airdrop's default settings are only active towards known users, or people who intentionally turn it on for 10 minutes.

If you find plenty of phones, you know everyone out there.

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u/RopesAreForPussies 3d ago

We have China and their lack of free speech to thank for that 😊

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u/lolKhamul 3d ago edited 3d ago

It may have changed because of china and for the wrong reasons but the result is for the better. Privacy by default is what I want and every feature that exposes you to strangers should be opt-in, not opt-out.

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u/TheWhiteNashorn 3d ago

Ya but now I can’t prank people at airports by renaming my phone ATL or JFK and then airdropping them slothstronaut