Everything you need to know about Apple’s Airdrop

Apple is regarded as the most privacy-centric brand out there in the industry. Its iOS operating system has long been considered the most secure OS. But recently, a group of computer science researchers from the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany have claimed that, other nearby devices can access your phone number, email address as well as personal info when you want to share files through Airdrop. This statement immediately raised questions over Apple’s long-standing ethics of user privacy and data security. Also, with the security of Apple’s file-sharing medium “Airdrop”. In this article we will discuss what exactly is Airdrop, its use cases, and also find out is Airdrop really insecure as concluded by the researchers of Technical University of Darmstadt.

Apple’s devices and its OS are practically inseparable. The manufacturer avoids any third-party service as much as it can. In 2011, Apple introduced a new secure way to share files and data between its iOS ecosystem named Airdrop. It is a cross-platform technology introduced by Apple for quick and secure file sharing between its phones, tablets, and computers. The feature allows anyone with an Apple device to send photos videos or files to another Apple device.