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by random5634 1882 days ago
Or just grab the phone out of your hand - most people take their phones out of their pocket all the time even on the street. I used to ride a bus and they would grab phones and jump off just as bus would leave a stop. You can actually often get a ton more data this way if you have physical custody of device - no airdrop impersonation needed.
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I was trying to exclude obvious attacks, but you’re certainly right for the average person. I’d worry more about, say, shoulder surfing a credit card or ID card more than this.