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How do we not know that they would only allow discovery of devices linked to your Apple account?
by NoPicklez 7y ago
How do we not know that they would only allow discovery of devices linked to your Apple account?
- supernova87a 7y agoThe description of the system so far has detailed that only you and one of your other devices can discover where your lost device is, and no one else.
- olliej 7y agoIf you read the white paper it makes it clear that location information isn't limited by policy (permissions, etc), but rather by actual cryptographic techniques that need your devices to access. It is designed so that you can always have find my X working without simultaneously requiring your (unencrypted) location being sent to apple.
- callalex 7y agoThe only way we will know that those claims are remotely true is if they release spice code. Until then, how can we know?
- olliej 7y agoI mean if you're unwilling to accept a published document from them, then you can't accept any claims by any company. Including Google + Android. At least, unlike android, iOS indicated that the location system was being used.
- anoncareer0212 7y agoAndroid shows this. Not sure why Android is relevant in this thread, seems like a pivot