How Apple AirTags are becoming Dangerous ⚠️

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[Mrwhosetheboss]

We're really living in a fun time aren't we 😂

[dhruvhegde]

Your videos nowadays are getting less-smartphone related, and I still love them. Been a fan for over 3 years. Great videos with interesting topics
Edit: Firstly, I think people misunderstood what I meant by this comment. I meant that usually I would dislike non-smartphone tech videos, but Mrwhosetheboss made interesting ones that made me like them, not that I want him to only make smartphone videos, as the people in the comments thought I meant. Secondly, not to sound cliché, but thanks for the likes as it provides me with some form of external validation :)

[thefablesphere]

This man’s production quality is unlike anyone else. Just so polished! Love it

[ivanaldorino]

AirTags in nutshell :

Pros : Make it easier to find missing people
Cons : Make it easier to make people go missing

[chomiya]

While on vacation, I gave my 7 year old nephew an AirTag in case he got separated from us and lo and behold he definitely did get separated. His dad called me in a panic and I successfully used the AirTag to find him. They are dangerously useful.

[byminjae]

I did my own experiment to "stalk" some of my friends (with permission, of course). It's actually quite dangerous and can actually be used to stalk people, especially if the person doesn't have an iPhone. I even used it to "follow" my friend over 24 hours and it could still be used... but in the end airtags aren't the most dangerous "stalking device"... but it's the most available.

[jasonm]

A number of major cities and US states are seriously considering making the sale or use of these illegal. The wife of my sisters boss a long time family freind of ours was stalked and assaulted using these. He and a bunch of other business owners are thinking of actually banning the use of any Apple products on the company premises. This is not a small company either. He was told by the police that was estimated that over 80% of Air Tags were being used to commit crimes.

[GeekStreet]

A really good video, didn't know much about the air tags anyway so was really useful and in one respect a really useful product to have why pay for a tracker on your car in case it gets stolen just get one of these.

[mnealbarrett]

The ironic thing about Apple's attempts to make them less useful for criminals is that these "improvements" make them less useful for finding a stolen item. For example, last year I had a bicycle stolen that had an AirTag on it. It likely started beeping a few minutes after the thief started moving it, alerting the thief to the AirTag's presence on the bicycle, whereupon the thief could smash the AirTag with a rock.

[WaymoreYT]

We don't appreciate this guy enough, he really made a 10 minute video about the smallest piece of tech and he did it with near TV quality. Amazing!

[duck]

I have a friend who I speak with online these days and he had this story for me: His mom saw him packing snacks and stuff into a bag and guessed he was planning to sneak out, she hid an apple airtag in it and when he was there, called him to let him know that she knew exactly where he was. Fortunately, she was ok with and they had a good laugh

[vasudev]

Apple could make it such that the airtags would not work if their speaker has been disabled or they've been tampered with in any other way. They've already done it with the iPhones, so this should not be a big deal. Also, instead of continually transmitting its location, the airtag's owner would have to request for it. the airtag would beep when it transmits it's location, alerting anyone in its vicinity who could be being stalked. This obviously is not perfect, since the beep may not always be audible or it may also alert a robber of its existence. That was the best solution i could think of though.

[neighborhoodfriendly]

I use one of these as a dog tag. I know they say not to do that, but the point I'm getting at is that those things make noise whenever the app is accessed. It would be incredibly difficult to hide one of them on someone's person without them knowing about it.

[archangeltan]

It seems like the air tag also defeats the purpose of tracking your lost item when it’s stolen. So if the robber or thief steals your bags, they might hear the beeping or get notifications if they’re using iPhone. That’s if you or the police finds your bag before 12 hours is up.

[joshuazhao]

I remember reading a saying from a guy in the 60s, he said that in a few years, we would have no privacy, and we will be watched 24/7. He was referring to the security cameras, but now his words are even more accurate, now we have trackers like AirTags.

Technology is scary stuff when misused

[Joysho]

This was a concern when they first released it. The fact that it is cheap, is well hidden and lasts so long and is not easily traceable when away from the person/people who have registered it. I think the registration bit needs to be more seriously handled.

[wingsoffireserpent]

I remember that, a few months ago, I was at a school field trip when everyone on the bus received a notification that we were being tracked. Nothing (thankfully) has happened so far, but i remember being terrified

[ejbh]

I had the idea to make trackers using old pager airwaves in 2003 - just a simple thing so you could page your keys or whatever it was attached to... I went to a business info access center in Devon UK and they gave me the name of the local patent lawyers - when I contacted them 2 days later they said someone had literally just come to them with the same idea the day before - I wonder who that could have been?

[master_bobby]

Airtags are actually seriously dangerous thanks for spreading awareness Arun!

[porth]

Ultimate nightmare scenario: your bag with a tracker gets stolen, the thief finds and removes the tracker and places it in someone else's bag, the other person finds it and reports it to the police, who end up standing on your doorstep wanting an explanation.