Re:Woman discovers AirTag on her vehicle after receiving iPh...
by javagram on Friday November 19, 2021 @09:19AM
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While the protocol may not expose it, the device itself could have a serial number that might be associated with a specific user? EDIT: that seems to be exactly the case, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29277376
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Re:Woman discovers AirTag on her vehicle after receiving iPh...
by cromka on Friday November 19, 2021 @10:45AM
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That doesn't mean Apple knows who the owner is. In that case, the owner of the device is anonymously notified. So with the situation in speech, you'd notify the criminal that you found their device, probably the last thing you'd want to do in this situation.
That having said, the serial number is rather tied to an iCloud account, so Apple should be able to identify its owner (but not their location).