China Claims Successful Crack of Apple AirDrop Encryption
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A Chinese tech company claims to have cracked the encryption around Apple's AirDrop, allowing authorities to identify users who sent "inappropriate information" in the Beijing subway. The company's success in tracing senders' mobile phone numbers and email addresses has raised concerns about privacy and surveillance. AirDrop has been used for spreading anonymous messages critical of the Chinese government, prompting Apple to limit its sharing capabilities in China.
- China claims it has cracked Apple AirDrop’s encryption to identify senders CNN
- China Says It Cracked Apple AirDrop to Identify Message Sources Bloomberg
- China Cracked Apple's Airdrop to Expose Activists' Identities Gizmodo
- AirDrop cracked by China, revealing phone number & email 9to5Mac
- Chinese State-Backed Institute Claims to Have Cracked AirDrop PCMag
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