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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: Ultra Wide Band?
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2024 14:09:52 -0700
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On 2024-04-21 11:20, Wolf Greenblatt wrote:
> On 21 Apr 2024 16:33:12 GMT, Jolly Roger wrote:
> 
>>> Correction. It works as Apple intended. For profit reasons.
>>
>> Nonsense. There's no profit motive here.
> 
> Rest assured Apple didn't put a circa $20 chip for non-profit reasons,
> given Apple does nothing that doesn't eke more money out of its owners.

The "profit motive" is to give its customers a useful technology.

> 
> More to the OP's point though, especially given the obvious huge privacy
> implications, is why do you think Apple doesn't provide UWB on/off control.
> 
> Why does every phone EXCEPT Apple's iPhone provide that basic privacy?

It's a consppiiiiiiiirrrrrraacccyyyyyy!