gelberhut@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoGoogle rolls out anti-stalking measures for AirTag and other Bluetooth trackerswww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1212file-text
arrow-up1212external-linkGoogle rolls out anti-stalking measures for AirTag and other Bluetooth trackerswww.engadget.comgelberhut@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-text
I do not think that somebody will track me with a physical tracker, but still nice to have some protection.
minus-squarestevedidWHAT@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-21 year agoIt’s a literal tracking chip so someone could dump it on you and therefore track you
minus-squaregelberhut@lemdro.idOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoSomebody with an iphone puts an airtag in your bag/car/etc and track you. Airtag is that usable because it can be located by other people’s iphones (and you will be reported), otherwise it would be mostly useless.
minus-squarestevedidWHAT@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYep you got it! Specifically only the person who bought the AirTag and registered it. Apple is rolling out the newest generation of them soon so hopefully it will get addressed/secured further. It’s a tough problem that I’m not sure there’s a solution for besides notifying nearby people that it’s there
It’s a literal tracking chip so someone could dump it on you and therefore track you
Somebody with an iphone puts an airtag in your bag/car/etc and track you. Airtag is that usable because it can be located by other people’s iphones (and you will be reported), otherwise it would be mostly useless.
Yep you got it! Specifically only the person who bought the AirTag and registered it.
Apple is rolling out the newest generation of them soon so hopefully it will get addressed/secured further.
It’s a tough problem that I’m not sure there’s a solution for besides notifying nearby people that it’s there