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Re:AirGuard: Protect yourself from being tracked by AirTags ... by poink on Saturday September 18, 2021 @11:04PM (#28581338)
In my experience, the most an American cop is going to do to help you resolve a property crime is take a report. If they happen to find the item, you _may_ get it back.
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Re:AirGuard: Protect yourself from being tracked by AirTags ... by throwoutway on Sunday September 19, 2021 @07:44PM (#28589006)
However this is a required step for submitting to many consumer insurance programs
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Re:AirGuard: Protect yourself from being tracked by AirTags ... by TeMPOraL on Monday September 20, 2021 @06:31AM (#28592201)
And probably the answer for why things are the way they are: most people likely just want the report for insurance payout, and not getting their used thing back.
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