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by reaperducer 527 days ago
Is it just me or this whole find my network capability is a security nightmare?

Settings → your_name → Find My → device → toggle off

If you don't trust that this will really disable the feature, then you are going to have to think hard about every electronic device you own.

Do you trust the firmware in your Android phone? What about the non-open-source modem chip? What about the SIM card, which runs Java? Are there microphones you haven't noticed built in to your TV remote? (Many have them.) Your toaster likely has a chip in it more powerful than a networked DOS-era computer. (Mine does.) How do you know it's not joining a nearby wifi network and sending out information?

Ever since the China/iCloud thing, I don't fully trust Apple. But among big tech companies, it's certainly the one that I trust the most.