Not every news that Apple adds to your operating system iOS, is welcomed by the police. For example, a number of police stations in the US have started posting warnings on their social media in recent days and weeks about the feature. NameDrop, which arrived on iPhones as part of iOS 17.1. According to the police, a seemingly innocent function based on simple sharing of contact details is dangerous for children and adolescents.
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It is the ease of sharing contact details that scares the police. This method of providing contact information is much easier than dictating a phone number and the like, which, according to the police, could lead to children's numbers falling into the hands of dangerous people much more easily and quickly, who could then use them against them. In other words, the police are counting on children and young people to be NameDropu share your contact details much more often than is the case now, which could prove to be a big problem over time. The advice for parents is therefore clear – NameDrop on their children's iPhones and talk to them about the potential dangers of the feature. However, there is a catch: according to foreign media, many parents are not even aware that a similar feature will be available on iPhones with the arrival of iOS 17.1 arrived, so they can't logically take any action against it. Whether the police's concerns are exaggerated or not is up to each person to decide for themselves, but if in your opinion they are on point and NameDrop it really makes more sense to deactivate it, you do so in Settings – General – AirDrop and disable the Bring devices closer function here.
