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Apple Introduces AirTag

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Re: Apple Introduces AirTag

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If I was evil and stuck these to ex-girlfriend/boyfriend car or something, illegal? Edit: Downvoters. I am not doing this obviously. Am asking as this is the clear abuse I see. Tracking people without permission. I see this as being a weird legal thing we hear about down the road.

From the link: "iOS devices can also detect an AirTag that isn’t with its owner, and notify the user if an unknown AirTag is seen to be traveling with them from place to place over time."

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Re: Apple Introduces AirTag

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If I was evil and stuck these to ex-girlfriend/boyfriend car or something, illegal? Edit: Downvoters. I am not doing this obviously. Am asking as this is the clear abuse I see. Tracking people without permission. I see this as being a weird legal thing we hear about down the road.

I'm surprised I never ran into something like this on aliexpress.. I've seen a few spypen popping up

Re: Apple Introduces AirTag

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

What if you don't have an iPhone?

That’s in the article too. It will start beeping when moved if it’s following someone that’s not the owner for a while.

Doesn't help if it's, say, on the undercarriage/trunk of your car.

Re: Apple Introduces AirTag

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This is directly competing with Tile[0] which you can buy 2 for 39.99. I guess the integration with Find My app would be pretty convenient but probably not worth the price difference? [0] https://www.thetileapp.com/en-us/store/tiles/sticker

IMO the big advantage of AirTags will be that you can locate them if they're near anyone with an iPhone, but Tile is limited just to their own users. Anecdotally I don't know anyone who uses Tile but I know plenty of people with iPhones.

I know a lot of people who with Android phones which makes AirTags the limited item.

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#56

Interesting that I never knew the “Find My” network has all my devices participating in finding other people’s devices, but I’m not surprised. Another reason I leave Bluetooth off by default.

What's wrong with that?

Not the OP, but I would turn it off simply to conserve battery life. I'm still rocking a 6s, and my phone gets slower and doesn't last as long with every update.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the updates, but I'd also like to maximize the battery life.

Re: Apple Introduces AirTag

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If I was evil and stuck these to ex-girlfriend/boyfriend car or something, illegal? Edit: Downvoters. I am not doing this obviously. Am asking as this is the clear abuse I see. Tracking people without permission. I see this as being a weird legal thing we hear about down the road.

I also originally wondered about that, but they use Bluetooth for tracking.

Doesn't mention what version, but even with Bluetooth 5.0 the maximum range would be around 400 m/1.000 ft under ideal circumstances.

So the tracking would only work if you actively pursued the target to stay in range.

Probably much more practical to go for an actual GPS-tracker, magnetic versions of those can be bought on Amazon for like 50 bucks.

Re: Apple Introduces AirTag

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post #18

This is directly competing with Tile[0] which you can buy 2 for 39.99. I guess the integration with Find My app would be pretty convenient but probably not worth the price difference? [0] https://www.thetileapp.com/en-us/store/tiles/sticker

yeah but they can’t use apples internal apis to track things. so apple gets to cheat unfairly on ios

Re: Apple Introduces AirTag

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I am so happy to finally rid myself of all Tile devices after this announcement. Tile has been one of the worst companies I’ve ever dealt with when it comes to dark patterns. Their app is one of the few I’d describe as having UI that’s actively hostile toward the customer.

Re: Apple Introduces AirTag

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This is directly competing with Tile[0] which you can buy 2 for 39.99. I guess the integration with Find My app would be pretty convenient but probably not worth the price difference? [0] https://www.thetileapp.com/en-us/store/tiles/sticker

The tile ones only have 150-400ft range, which is fine for locating things in your home, but not so great if you lose something out in public

And honestly not even that good in your home. I love their product design, but the functionality never lived up to the promise.
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