It's a tough call. Many forums have a rule against changing the title at all. People posting are often used to this and post the title as is from the article. The idea being to help prevent editorializing and clickbait on the part of the poster. Every headline these days though seems to be some variation of blatant clickbait or so and so "slams" this or "destroys" that. At this point I probably trust randos on the internet to make headlines more than publishers.
It’s a tough call. Many forums have a rule against changing the title at all.
Those forums are wrong. A title should accurately reflect the content. We can't choose the title other websites choose... but we can choose a title for our posts and we should take advantage of that.
Also - if you find yourself posting on a forum with that rule, just ignore it. And then tell them the title you typed out yourself was copy/pasted. They'll have no way of knowing since so many news services A/B test titles anyway.
Here's the tile I would've used: "Police Alert Parents to iPhone's Automatic Contact Sharing Feature" — I think we can agree it's more accurate than the deliberately unclear title this post currently has.
Except if there is the possibility of it happening without their knowledge/consent, the other person could use even the name for further social engineering. It's better to not give out any information automatically. Granted the user has to approve a Name Drop share but the screen does display the user's contact info that would be shared either way, so if the phone is visible to the person trying to obtain the info, they'd still be able to see it even if the target doesn't approve the share.
It is a bit overhyped since it's not like someone shady can go around sniffing everyone's contacts automatically, but it's still worth tuning off for anyone who is privacy or security conscious.
Somebody who clicks "accept transfer" on the screen without knowing why it popped up deserves whatever comes next. Only exception being young kids who shouldn't have access to a fully functional device anyway. If there's some sort of "Toddler mode" on iPhone, then yeah def have airdrop disabled when in that mode. This is a parenting issue. We should be far more concerned about child advertising and parents putting their entire kid's life story on Facebook.
Also, why are police fear mongering on social media in any official capacity. Seems pretty damn unprofessional.
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Some law enforcement agencies are encouraging iPhone users to be cautious following a new update.
The Middletown Division of Police in Ohio posted a warning to parents on Facebook over the weekend regarding the “NameDrop” feature included in the iOS 17 update.
The feature allows users to easily share their contact information with another iPhone or Apple Watch by holding the devices very close together.
“PARENTS: Don’t forget to change these settings on your child’s phone to help keep them safe,” the Middletown Division of Police wrote in its Facebook post.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office in Michigan also shared a warning about the feature, which is turned on by default with the new update.
The sheriff’s office said that even though you can refuse to share your info, “many people do not check their settings and realize how their phone works.”
More and more I'm realizing that these types of PSAs from cops are just thinly veiled PR pieces to drum up fear over something that is pretty miniscule all things considered, especially since it's on Facebook.
Kinda reminds me of those NextDoor-esque posts "Man outside with clipboard. Stay safe!"