Researcher tricks Apple’s Find My into sharing location data with Linux
Clever protocol wrangling gets iBiz-only people tracking working on a non-iGadget
A young security researcher figured out a way to enroll a Linux device into Apple’s Find My network and read live location data from it.
Find My is Apple’s app for, you guessed it, finding things – whether AirTags, iPads, or other supported devices and items. It also works for people. Families can track each other's whereabouts for safety reasons, and friends can tell when others are hanging out without them.
In typical Apple fashion, though, the full Find My experience is limited to Apple hardware, like an iPhone or Mac. iBiz also offers Find Devices via the iCloud website, although it lacks Find My’s people-tracking feature for viewing locations others have shared with you.
However, the 22-year-old researcher, who goes by “Zerotistic,” devised a wayto enroll a Linux-based machine into the iNetwork, tricking Apple into sending...
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