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My iPhone asks if I want to allow an app to access the Local Network. I assume that this 1) means that Apple does cover this situation and 2) my opinion that
by tqwhite 3y ago
My iPhone asks if I want to allow an app to access the Local Network. I assume that this
1) means that Apple does cover this situation and
2) my opinion that the phrasing "Apple allows applications to track user locations without authorization" is contemptible
are both true.
- idiotsecant 3y ago[flagged]
- dang 3y agoCould you please not post unsubstantive comments and/or flamebait? It's not what this site is for, and you can make your substantive points without it. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful.
- 0x0 3y agoPretty sure that's a different thing just to prevent tcp/ip connections to other devices on your local subnet after you have already joined a wifi.
- lern_too_spel 3y agoThat's a different permission. My understanding is it is not necessary to read WiFi details, which just needs an entitlement from Apple and no user prompt.
- lutoma 3y agoI think that prompt is for something different.