Then click on 'General,' followed by 'AirDrop.'.Here's how to shut off the NameDrop feature.

'We haven't seen any bad actors use it to steal that information as of now,' he told CBS MoneyWatch. 'If NameDrop works as advertised, a user will have to make deliberate, intentional selections to share information from device to device.'Ĭliff Steinhauer, Director of Information Security and Engagement at The National Cybersecurity Alliance, said he doesn't think NameDrop poses a serious security concern because iPhone users have the opportunity to decline to share their own contact cards. 'Features like Apple's NameDrop that reveal personal information should be treated cautiously but not necessarily avoided,' Kurt Sanger, cybersecurity expert at Batten Safe and the former deputy general counsel at the federal U.S Cyber Command, told CBS MoneyWatch.

While anyone who opts to use the feature should be cautious, some say warnings to avoid NameDrop altogether are overblown. The more information cyber criminals gain access to, the more harm they can cause you and your finances,' said Mike Scheumack, chief innovation officer of identity theft protection company IdentityIQ. 'This can include your name, phone number, email address, home address, work address, birthday, a picture of your face, and even more. Cybersecurity experts say that the feature does indeed make it easier to share personal information, including with bad actors.

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