Emulating AirTags to upload arbitrary data via Apple's FindMy network

Post by mytailorisrich » Wed, May 19, 2021, 9:23 AM UTC

yftsui wrote: post #114

PurpleFoxy wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For critical data like that, it would make more sense to just have a modem on board. 5G should make this more possible with increased device limits.

5G is notoriously known for smaller coverage area than LTE, it made IOT impossible instead of possible.

The main issue with IOT is not coverage but the massive number of connected devices. 5G is designed to support this.

4G might have a larger coverage per cell, but if it isn't able to handle all the devices trying to connect then that means nothing at all.

5G can have comparable coverage, by the way.

Post by robertlagrant » Wed, May 19, 2021, 7:53 PM UTC

threepio wrote: post #15

Apple is creating a yawning double standard between its "privacy is a human right" [1] refrain and its own profit interests. If you're skeptical, the pricing says it all. Apple could've sold AirTags for $99 each with a $1/mo service fee to use the Find My network. That would've boosted their profit margin on the initial sale and created recurring revenue, while restricting network load. As it stands, AirTags are $25…

> AirTags are $25 each and free to operate, which means that Apple wants them to be ubiquitous — buy 10 or 20

Counting on lots of people spending $500 on AirTags is probably not a real master plan.

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