Re: the iPhone thingy: the phones need to have “airplay” turned on. Which, of course, only silly people would do. That’s like taking your private desk - the one where you keep your financial records, personal correspondence and the pin numbers for all your plastic- and setting it out on the street for just anyone to stroll by and help themselves to all your important info.
Which is a long way of saying “the only time I turn airplay on is when my laptop wants to talk to my phone or my iPod. Everything talks, and then airplay is turned off. I would not have received the photo.
from anons...
Apparently it was NOT a transformer fire as originally reported...
Con Ed can’t explain what caused the Manhattan blackout
https://nypost.com/2019/07/14/con-ed-cant-explain-what-caused-the-manhattan-blackout/
Now, another site claims that the FBI used an EMP device to shut down the power so they could raid the CIinton Foundation offices without triggering the elaborate electronic security there. The device was claimed to be the Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced Missile system, which is actually a drone, and about here (pic related):
https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/05/24/boeing-unveils-electromagnetic-pulse-weapon.aspx
Unfortunately I can’t name the site where I found the claim because some anons scream bloody murder at the mere mention of it.
You’re talking about Airdrop, not Airplay, which lets you play video on another device, like an AppleTV or your laptop. It’s screen mirroring, which has been around for a long time.
Airdrop lets you send photos and files from your phone to someone else’s phone and vice versa. To receive the items, you have to accept from the person doing the sending. If you don’t know who that person is, don’t accept. I’m not aware of a security vulnerability from having Airdrop on your phone, unless you are stupid to accept from strangers.
But, that said, I have mine set to receive only from contacts. If I need to get something from someone who is not a friend (can’t remember ever doing that) I would set it to be able to receive from anyone, and then switch it back.