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It turned out that a teenage boy on an airplane was forced to drop off because he AirDropd an image of an airsoft gun to another passenger on board.
Send images to multiple passengers with AirDrop
On July 22, 2021, United Airlines flight 2167 to Orlando, Florida was about to take off from an airport in San Francisco, California.
It’s that time. Several passengers have complained to flight attendants that images of airsoft guns have been sent to the iPhone via AirDrop.
The criminal boy could not re-board the plane
It’s unclear how United Airlines tracked down the culprit, but identified the teenage boy who sent the image. All passengers, including the boy, were once taken off the plane and re-examined.
The boy was not allowed to board the plane again.
It is known that the image was taken not at the airport, but a few days before the shooting date, and that the boy himself did not want to have an airsoft gun.
How to avoid AirDrop terrorism
By the way, AirDrop can avoid receiving images from strangers by setting. For the setting method of AirDrop, please refer to “[Tips]Setting method for using AirDrop”.
In the past, “AirDrop terrorism”, which suddenly sends obscene images to strangers, has become a hot topic.
Source: NBC Bay Area via AppleInsider
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