Warning: Latest iOS Release Could Compromise Privacy

Martin County, Fl- Many law enforcement agencies are warning users about a new feature included in Apple’s iOS 17 update. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office are warning iPhone users on Facebook of NameDrop, which allows people to easily share contact information when other iPhones are held close together.

Here are the details:

IMPORTANT PRIVACY UPDATE FOR YOUR IPHONE 

If you have an iPhone and have done the recent iOS 17 update, please review this warning.   

IPhone recently installed a feature called NameDrop. This feature allows you to easily share contact information and photos to another iPhone by just holding the phones close together. This feature is defaulted to ‘ON’ which means it remains on and you may not know it. 

To shut this feature off, go to Settings, General, AirDrop, Bringing Devices Together and change to ‘OFF’. This will disable this feature. Make sure you check it periodically to make sure it remains in the OFF position. 

PARENTS:  Don’t forget to change these settings on your child’s phone to help keep them safe as well!

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