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Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress by m3kw9 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @09:17PM (#27125588)
Opt in as the default will surely defeat the usefulness of airtags
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Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress by SilverRed on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:11PM (#27125885)
Also there is not really any logical reason to disable it. Apple claims it has essentially no noticeable effect on battery or data usage. Your iphone scans for tags once every 2 minutes while it is also checking for notifications so there isn't even an extra cpu wakeup.
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Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress by madeofpalk on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @09:31PM (#27125679)
Note this is what Facebook says about having to consent to tracking on iOS ;)
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