Re:Apple Introduces AirTag
by basisword on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:19PM
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I thought it was intended for lost items rather than stolen items. I've had my phone stolen multiple times and thieves know exactly what to do to prevent 'find my' activating. I'm sure it wouldn't take them long to find/disable AirTags either.
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Re:Apple Introduces AirTag
by crazygringo on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:56PM
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Yes but you know a phone can be tracked.
If it's someone's backpack or leather jacket, it won't be obvious in any way if there's an AirTag slid deep into some pocket.
Sure a professional thief might check, but plenty of things are stolen casually by people who simply see something lying around.
>I've had my phone stolen multiple times and thieves know exactly what to do to prevent 'find my' activating. I'm sure it wouldn't take them long to find/disable AirTags either.
...putting it in a faraday bag? Since tags are cheap, they can even smash it.
This isn't really complicated, just remove the battery.
Re:Apple Introduces AirTag
by unicornfinder on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @05:36AM
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On the upside as long as you have Find My iPhone activated when you did have the phone it doesn't have a huge amount of value to the thief, particularly on newer models where individual components can't even be swapped without issues.