[happyopossum]

> I called this a data grab from day 1 and stand by that

Option 1 is a reasonable explanation based on the behavior that arguably works best for 99% of users .

Option 2 is a “data grab” with no evidence or theories about who is grabbing what data and for what purpose.

[walterbell]

> grabbing what data and for what purpose

One possible motive: a billion dollars of AirTag revenue, https://macdailynews.com/2022/06/20/apple-estimated-to-sell-...

[sixstringtheory]

AirTags wouldn’t work as well if everyone’s phones weren’t constantly transmitting/receiving, for one thing, and grabbing data on all nearby WiFi SSIDs and beacons helps with location services and probably advertising.