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If I had to guess, the animated point cloud isn't tasked with transferring lots of (megabytes) data, but is probably a proprietary version of a QR code, both fo
by dhritzkiv 6y ago
If I had to guess, the animated point cloud isn't tasked with transferring lots of (megabytes) data, but is probably a proprietary version of a QR code, both for aesthetics and security through obscurity. Its format may also have higher information density than a QR code, which would work well for encrypted data.
I imagine the heavy lifting is done on Apple's server. The data being transferred locally is likely a GUID/IMEI/etc + a nonce.
- AriaMinaei 6y agoData is actually transferred locally through Bluetooth, but the initial handshake appears to happen through the point cloud.
- KMnO4 6y agoBluetooth? I would assume direct wifi, ie Airdrop. Use Bluetooth to initiate it but handle the data transfer over high bandwidth wifi
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y agoWhy initiate over BT? Wouldn't you bootstrap from QR to WiFi?