Re:Someone attached an AirTag to my car while I was in a bar
by pmontra on Sunday December 19, 2021 @03:58PM
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When you open a GPS tracker you find a SIM and that's enough to identify the owner in any country that requires an ID to get a SIM. AirTags are anonymous by design AFAIK. Furthermore the owner is spared with the burden of getting a SIM (time and cost), ID or not.
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Re:Someone attached an AirTag to my car while I was in a bar
by nomel on Sunday December 19, 2021 @05:58PM
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AirTag also has an account linked to it. It’s required to function. In fact, if you find an air tag, you can scan it and it shows the serial and the last four digits of the owners phone number. I’m sure Apple will give the full details to the authorities, if requested.
Re:Someone attached an AirTag to my car while I was in a bar
by Turing_Machine on Sunday December 19, 2021 @05:52PM
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While I'm sure there are countries that require that, you don't have to provide an ID to get a SIM in the United States. You can go buy one off the shelf (with service included) at Walmart for around $10, in cash.
Re:Someone attached an AirTag to my car while I was in a bar
by diebeforei485 on Thursday December 23, 2021 @01:39AM
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> that's enough to identify the owner in any country that requires an ID to get a SIM
The process that it takes to identify the owner of a SIM card is no different, and likely more difficult, than the process to identify the owner of an AirTag.