{"id":17383,"date":"2020-01-27T10:17:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T15:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=17383"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:08","slug":"not-using-bluetooth-or-airdrop-turn-them-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/01\/27\/not-using-bluetooth-or-airdrop-turn-them-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Not using Bluetooth or AirDrop? Turn them off!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517.jpg\" alt=\"Set AirDrop for &quot;Contacts ONly&quot; or &quot;Receiving Off.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-17384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517.jpg 400w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517-200x134.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turn off Bluetooth and other connections when you aren&#8217;t using them, and limit access to your devices via Mac\/iOS AirDrop. This helps you save your battery charge and protects you from unwanted material. Subway riders in New York City, for example, have reported receiving unsolicited nude images over open AirDrop connections. Members of the U-M community have reported inappropriate use of AirDrop in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can restrict AirDrop sharing to your contacts (the default setting) or turn off the feature entirely. On iOS devices, go to <strong>Settings<\/strong>, tap <strong>General<\/strong>, then tap <strong>AirDrop<\/strong>. See<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/how-to\/adjust-airdrop-settings\/\"> How to Prevent Unsolicited AirDrops to Your Apple Device<\/a> (Mac Rumors, 7\/23\/19) and<a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/17\/08\/15\/how-to-secure-airdrop-on-your-iphone-to-prevent-unwanted-photos-on-the-subway\"> How to secure AirDrop on your iPhone to prevent unwanted photos on the subway<\/a> (MacInsider, 8\/15\/17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>And if you turn on AirDrop or Bluetooth, remember to turn them off when you are done.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turn off Bluetooth and other connections when you aren&#8217;t using them, and limit access to your devices via Mac\/iOS AirDrop. This helps you save your battery charge and protects you from unwanted material. Subway riders in New York City, for example, have reported receiving unsolicited nude images over open AirDrop connections. Members of the U-M community have reported\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/01\/27\/not-using-bluetooth-or-airdrop-turn-them-off\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":17384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[488,23],"class_list":["post-17383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-safe-computing","tag-cybersecurity","tag-security"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517.jpg",400,267,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517-200x134.jpg",200,134,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517.jpg",400,267,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517.jpg",400,267,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517.jpg",400,267,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517.jpg",400,267,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517-200x140.jpg",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517-60x42.jpg",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-400x300.jpg",400,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517.jpg",400,267,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AirDropSettingCropped-e1580147171517.jpg",375,250,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Janet Eaton, ITS Information Assurance","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/jmfeaton\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Turn off Bluetooth and other connections when you aren&#8217;t using them, and limit access to your devices via Mac\/iOS AirDrop. This helps you save your battery charge and protects you from unwanted material. Subway riders in New York City, for example, have reported receiving unsolicited nude images over open AirDrop connections. 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