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They do, they collect metadata of Bluetooth devices and other wireless SSIDs to report back to [redacted]

• salad-tycoon 3y ago
  This but also don’t forget AirTag , find my network, and watch is still connected even when the button is greyed out.
  • IggleSniggle 3y ago
    The watch works even if the phone is in another state, as long as both have WiFi. I have no idea about AirTag.
    • acdha 3y ago
      The Watch has a number of integrations which depend on Bluetooth - it uses less power and most people do not live with continuous perfect Wi-Fi coverage.
• acdha 3y ago
  This is a conspiracy theory. In the absence of evidence, it’s just a distraction from the topic of this thread.
  • stay-curious 3y ago
    Unfortunately the evidence exists. It's from [Location Services & Privacy - Apple](https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/location-services/ https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/location-service...): > Location Services uses GPS and Bluetooth (where those are available) along with crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower locations to determine your device’s approximate location. > If Location Services is on, your iPhone will periodically send the geo-tagged locations of nearby Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers (where supported by a device) in an anonymous and encrypted form to Apple, to be used for augmenting this crowd-sourced database of Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower locations. > The crowd-sourced location data gathered by Apple does not personally identify you.
    • acdha 3y ago
      That’s not what the original poster was alluding to.