Apple recently unveiled its latest software update, iOS 17, with a handful of updated features and settings, including NameDrop.
According to Apple's website, NameDrop allows iPhone and Apple Watch users to share contact information – phone numbers and email addresses – by putting their devices (very) close together. People can also share photos via the AirDrop feature, watch shows together, play games, or listen to music this way, too.
Because it's a relatively new feature in Apple's latest software update – and is automatically turned on once the update is installed – law enforcement agencies across the country have issued warnings to parents, telling them to double-check their kids' phone settings.
The thinking is that kids and adults may not know the setting is automatically turned on, which could lead to people sharing their contact information unknowingly or unexpectedly. However, some technology experts – and technology websites -- are pushing back against law enforcement concerns (watch the video in the player above).
