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Re:I tracked my kid with Apple's Airtags to test its privacy... by oliyoung on Monday May 10, 2021 @09:11AM (#27105597)
" track down where I left it in my house, using some kind of local wireless transmission"

it does exactly that https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/iphone/ipha779f0c10/io...

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Re:I tracked my kid with Apple's Airtags to test its privacy... by DennisP on Monday May 10, 2021 @09:36AM (#27105826)
But it doesn't do only that and I want something that does only that. I don't see why this is so hard for people here to wrap their head around.
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Re:I tracked my kid with Apple's Airtags to test its privacy... by madeofpalk on Monday May 10, 2021 @10:11AM (#27106135)
That is the only thing what it does.

Except it does "only" local wireless transmission with _every_ iPhone, not just yours. It's exactly what Tile does, except just built into the OS.

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Re:I tracked my kid with Apple's Airtags to test its privacy... by DennisP on Monday May 10, 2021 @11:29AM (#27107096)
I'm going to give up after one last try: I want something that only communicates with my phone with nothing contacting Apple.

People keep telling me "well yeah it only does that, except also this other stuff," right after I explicitly say I don't want that other stuff. This is the weirdest HN discussion I've had all year.

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Re:I tracked my kid with Apple's Airtags to test its privacy... by madeofpalk on Monday May 10, 2021 @02:18PM (#27109094)
Maybe you can stick an Estimote UWB beacon on the back and build something yourself?

You probably won't lose your Kindle then, but not for technical reasons.

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