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Apple devices still operate when "off", FYI

• barbazoo 4y ago
  When the device is powered down or when location services are turned off?
  • shapefrog 4y ago
    Find my network still operates in a powered off state (I assume not forever)
    • gnicholas 4y ago
      Is this true if you disable Find My when you turn off the phone (it's a prompt at shutdown)?
      • shapefrog 4y ago
        No idea.
  • subjectsigma 4y ago
    Yes. I just purchased an iPhone and they tell you as part of the setup that if you activate Find My iPhone or sign up for their emergency services, your phone will continue to send and receive signals even when it is “off”, at least while the battery is not fully drained. I’m fairly certain that Find My iPhone works by other phones or devices scanning for Bluetooth MAC addresses. Before I turned the feature off my phone knew exactly where my Mac was without either being connected to Wi-Fi. The technology is seriously impressive but also deeply disturbing. I felt that Apple did a pretty good job of explaining the privacy concerns during setup, though.
• lrvick 4y ago
  True. That said, I do not know why anyone concerned with security, privacy, or digital sovereignty would own an Apple device.