A shame. It would've been cool standing at that conveyor belt at the airport and rather than staring at the luggage as it comes, being able to sense one's own stuff.
Also, seems that it's not suitable for putting on a cat or dog's collar for the same reason.
Think about a stalker dropping a tracker into the pocket/bag/etc of their victim.
They slip a tracker in their co-worker's bag at the end of the day. Coworker goes home. Attacker knows where they live now.
Or, maybe it's a stranger on the bus. Or in a club.
The victim is likely going to be home in less than a few hours. Perhaps less than an hour.
No, I don't think so.
As I understand it, the idea is that AirTags would only beep if they detect being moved (probably, accelerometer/motion based, as everything else is probably energy cost-prohibitive). So, no, a forgotten keychain left on a table shouldn't beep on its own, unless someone takes it and carries with themselves for some time. It shouldn't even beep if your coworker notices your keys and moves them to another room for safekeeping.
The idea is that it should eventually alert if you put a tag in someone's back pocket and you or they walk away.
Of course, if the person being stalked wasn't carrying a cell phone, then this raises the possibility the anti-stalking wouldn't be activated.
I could see businesses being a lot more willing to loan equipment for a trial period if they could put a tag on it.
you're not supposed to put batteries in your luggage