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broadcasts to nearby Apple devices that then upload the data for you We released an macOS application to retrieve, decode and display the uploaded data: https://github.com/positive-security/send-my Being inherent to the privacy and security-focused design of the Find My Offline Finding system, it seems unlikely that this misuse can be prevented completely Introduction With the recent release of Apple s AirTags, I was curious whether Find My s Offline Finding network could be (ab)used to upload arbitrary data to the Internet, from devices that are not connected to WiFi or mobile internet. The data would be broadcasted via Bluetooth Low Energy and picked up by nearby Apple devices, that, once they are connected to the Internet, forward the data to Apple servers where it could later be retrieved from. Such a technique could be employed by small sensors in uncontrolled environments to avoid the cost and power-consumption of mobile internet. It could also ....