In recent days, I don't know who invented the stalk "I found oil" on the short video platform, and the popularity is still high, what the hell is this stalk?
1. Cause of the incident
Someone posted a video on the short video platform, saying that in the WeChat on the IPhone side, search for "I found oil", and the mobile phone will immediately open the positioning, and the video UP owner suspects that this is the location of the beautiful country using IPhone to search for the location of oil resources around the world.
2. Preparations for the recurrence of the incident
To find out the specific reason,That is, the case repeats,The problem that the short video owner said,We'll reproduce it on the IPhone side,And then let's analyze what's going on,If what he said is true,I'll immediately smash all the Apple devices in my hand,Before starting the operation,We have to confirm a few problems。
- Confirm that the App you want to test has the "Location" permission of the system;
- Confirm that the App with the "Location" permission can successfully turn on the "Location" function;
To view the system permissions obtained by the App, we can use some of the most common apps as examples to tell you how to view.
"AutoNavi Map" is sure to obtain the "Location" permission, we open it, and then slide down the screen to open the "Control Center", at the top will show which system permissions are used by the currently running App, such as camera, microphone, location, phone, etc.
3. Reappearance of the incident
- To prepare for the above, now open WeChat, enter "I found oil" in the search box, do not click "Search", and then open the control center, we find that WeChat does not open the trigger "location" permission.
- Back in the search box, click on "Search", and then open the "Control Center", we found that WeChat has now triggered the "Location" permission.
Fourth, event analysis
According to this statement, is WeChat and Apple cooperating inside and outside and leaking important information?
- Let's try again, if you search for content that has nothing to do with "oil", will WeChat also call the "location" permission, we enter "I found a large number of water armies" in the search box, click search directly, open the control center, the funny thing is coming, WeChat also calls the "location" permission.
- So, if we search for content that has nothing to do with location, what happens to WeChat? Type in "What is the water army", click "Search", open the control center, and WeChat still calls the "location" permission.
What is the reason for this?
【Important Tips】When searching on WeChat, if you search continuously, the "Location" permission may not be triggered the second time, and if you try again after a few minutes, the "Location" permission will be called again, because WeChat thinks that you will not have a large location fluctuation in a short period of time, so it only provides the location service of the first search.
5. WeChat's official explanation
- Open the settings of WeChat according to the path, and in [Me]/[Settings]/[Personal Information and Permissions]/[System Permission Management] in WeChat, the system permissions of all IPhones that can be called by WeChat are recorded here.
- Then we open "System Permission Management" and click [Search Service], WeChat explains that "after allowing, it can provide you with location-related search and recommendation results".
6. Analysis results
At this point, I believe that the problem has been solved, WeChat opens the location permission of search, the purpose is to provide users with convenience in life, and there is no information leakage as netizens say, because as long as you start searching on WeChat, no matter what the content, it will trigger the "location" permission.
So what about the IPhone, this time it is very likely that it is purely a lying gun, and the system provides a "location" permission switch, including WeChat, which can also turn off the permission.
【Conclusion】The above content is a personal opinion,I will not speak for any party,Let alone stand in line at will,So far,Apple and WeChat have not come forward officially,If the official can confirm that the short video owner is spreading rumors,We must not let it go,For this kind of self-media that has no moral bottom line in order to earn traffic,It must not be spared!
Finally, don't add oil and vinegar to the fire, believe in rumors!