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Re: Someone attached an AirTag to my car while I was in a bar

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The worst part of this is, if you don’t have an iPhone, you’ll never know if you’re being tracked. Edit: Yes, I know there’s an app. Do you think more than 1% of victims will have it installed?

Not true, no app is necessary. The AirTag will start beeping once it's been separated from its owner for longer than 8-24 hours.

Re: Someone attached an AirTag to my car while I was in a bar

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which currently has a rating of 2/5 because of how terrible it is.

Did you read the reviews ? Maybe because the bad guys do not want you to use it. You need to underestand that there are a lot of people paid to have an opinion on the internet.

If that was the case why don't the non-Apple apps have the same problem then?

Re: Someone attached an AirTag to my car while I was in a bar

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Slip it into a young child’s backpack, they rarely have iPhones. Wait for them to get out of school… Do you see the danger

I see the creepy potential. I don't see the danger.

You don't see how creepy + children = danger?

Re: Someone attached an AirTag to my car while I was in a bar

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You may not live in a large American city. It’s a bad place to rely on the cops in my experience.

So what is your suggestion, just let bad situations happen to you? Regardless of if the police actually do anything, it's important to have a paper trail of things so that you point to them if you ever have to end up in court.

Not the OP and not advocating to not go to the police, but I'd be shocked if they were of any use at all.

Re: Someone attached an AirTag to my car while I was in a bar

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I see the creepy potential. I don't see the danger.

The danger is that predators could track a child to a secluded area and abduct them.

The vast majority of abductions of children are by family. Same with other crimes against children. People they know are far more dangerous than people they don’t.

The predators aren’t hiding in the bushes, they are already in the house.

Re: Someone attached an AirTag to my car while I was in a bar

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The danger is that predators could track a child to a secluded area and abduct them.

The vast majority of abductions of children are by family. Same with other crimes against children. People they know are far more dangerous than people they don’t. The predators aren’t hiding in the bushes, they are already in the house.

That's true but I don't see how it negates my point.

Re: Someone attached an AirTag to my car while I was in a bar

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The worst part of this is, if you don’t have an iPhone, you’ll never know if you’re being tracked. Edit: Yes, I know there’s an app. Do you think more than 1% of victims will have it installed?

how do I see airtags around me with my iphone? on "find my" I just see my own apple stuff.

Re: Someone attached an AirTag to my car while I was in a bar

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I see the creepy potential. I don't see the danger.

The danger is that predators could track a child to a secluded area and abduct them.

Couldn't someone just slip a phone in a bag to do the same thing?

Re: Someone attached an AirTag to my car while I was in a bar

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post #24

The worst part of this is, if you don’t have an iPhone, you’ll never know if you’re being tracked. Edit: Yes, I know there’s an app. Do you think more than 1% of victims will have it installed?

how do I see airtags around me with my iphone? on "find my" I just see my own apple stuff.

iPhone will send an alert to you if unknown AirTag is following you around.
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