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[–] superkret@feddit.org 64 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

How the fuck is it possible to airdrop files to strangers' phones?
That's a massive invasion of privacy. Just imagine getting a notification on your phone while you sit on the bus, and when you click on it, it's a pic of the guy sitting in front of you jerking his cock.

Fun fact: The Chinese government can routinely overcome the encryption used by AirDrop, which allows them to track users and get their phone numbers and email addresses.

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 50 points 6 months ago (1 children)

it’s not possible anymore iirc because of a recent update. you can enable universal receiving but it turns off after a few minutes always. OOP is making this story up most likely.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Or they meant Quick Share on Android, but I doubt anyone actually uses that.

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 24 points 6 months ago

most likely its just a joke. “i airdropped this to everyone at [location]” has become a trope thats almost its own meme format and doesn’t require any proof.

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I hate this. I loved always having airdrop for everyone on and I'd sometimes randomly get funny pictures airdropped and would airdrop funny pictures back. Sometimes even having a random conversation with a stranger in the same place.

This was genuinely a great feature (and something you explicitly disable), so it really sucks that this is not possible anymore (as the setting doesn't exist anymore / turns off automatically after a few minutes).

[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago

I've never had airdrop but this sounds like fun. I would have loved this feature too, even if it meant an occasional unsolicited dick pic.

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

i think what u r describing is pictochat, not airdrop.

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

…no, I'm describing AirDrop

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 27 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Just imagine getting a notification on your phone while you sit on the bus, and when you click on it, it's a pic of the guy sitting in front of you jerking his cock.

Unironically this happened to me in middle school. It's not even a hypothetical situation, it's just what people do lol

[–] bbpolterGAYst@lemmy.blahaj.zone -4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

oh no my chineseeroos!!! xi jingping is going to airdrop his dick pics to my mother!

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

They're going to lift your bank and house info oh noooo