An update on AirTag and unwanted tracking

Re:An update on AirTag and unwanted tracking by paxys on Thursday February 10, 2022 @07:12PM (#30294858)

You personally may not have to worry about it, but a handful of well publicized cases of misuse (say someone getting stalked/murdered) will probably be a bigger monetary hit to Apple than their profit from this entire line.

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Re:An update on AirTag and unwanted tracking by can16358p on Friday February 11, 2022 @02:44AM (#30298299)

With the same analogy, we should stop producing kitchen knifes because someone may stab someone.

We should also stop producing cars because someone may crash someone.

Almost every technological device (or even a simple device) can be abused in wrong hands, nothing to do with Apple or AirTags.

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Re:An update on AirTag and unwanted tracking by baq on Friday February 11, 2022 @05:26AM (#30299670)

but that's precisely the wider point: new technology enables new behaviors, but in some cases, benefits are much smaller than downsides.

i don't think the jury is out on airtags just yet. it's clearly revolutionary technology in terms of reach, for better or worse.

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Re:An update on AirTag and unwanted tracking by gjsman-1000 on Thursday February 10, 2022 @07:19PM (#30294948)

Then that is Apple's concern, in the meantime I'll enjoy using their product for legitimate purposes.

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Re:An update on AirTag and unwanted tracking by camdat on Thursday February 10, 2022 @07:30PM (#30295074)

Reminder that the OP of this chain is explicitly coming at this question from Apple's POV.

>I continue to think Apple should have never released AirTags to the public, and should discontinue it

This discussion is specifically about what Apple should do, so I don't see how this is relevant.

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