Claim: The NameDrop feature automatically installed with iPhone iOS 17.1 enables personal information to transfer from one phone to another just by bringing them close together.
Fact-check: iPhone 'NameDrop' feature doesn't share contact details without owner's consent - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not true. while the feature is turned on with the software update, it does not mean contact details will be transferred automatically to other nearby phones. there are several stages that require consent from the user to send or receive information.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Evie Townend
Date published: 2023-12-15T00:00:00