I tracked my kid with Apple's Airtags to test its privacy features

Re:I tracked my kid with Apple's Airtags to test its privacy... by tashoecraft on Monday May 10, 2021 @08:44AM (#27105365)

I guess what did you think airtags were? They emit out a uuid and other iOS devices will process it in the background to let the owner know where they are, but not random users.

I think in terms of actual security risks it’s not worse then anything else you have. If it’s only in your house then you never need to worry about it pinging another users iOS device.

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Re:I tracked my kid with Apple's Airtags to test its privacy... by DennisP on Monday May 10, 2021 @08:49AM (#27105404)

It's not only in my house, I carry it everywhere. I just don't lose it except in my house.

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Re:I tracked my kid with Apple's Airtags to test its privacy... by tashoecraft on Monday May 10, 2021 @08:57AM (#27105480)

I think the high majority of lost items intended for airtags is when they are lost in home. That’s the most common use case and what airtags are designed to be very effective to handle. But there’s the less common, but much worse outcome of losing something away from home. Airtags then provide a marginally better way of finding your items.

The privacy concerns feel so overblown.

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