Police Departments and News Sites Spreading Misinformation About How iOS 17 NameDrop Feature Works

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By Juli CloverNov 27, 2023, 8:11 pm165 pts
Apple with iOS 17.1 and watchOS 10.1 introduced a new NameDrop feature that is designed to allow users to place Apple devices near one another to quickly exchange contact information. Sharing contact information is done with explicit user permission, but some news organizations and police departments have been…

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