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AirTag again exposes lies told by airlines about lost luggage (appleinsider.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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[–] 25 points 3 years ago (4 children)

It's not that as bad as it seems. The way it is set up is actually very privacy-minded with the use of cryptography. I would encourage you to read more about this.

The primary safety concern is stalking. For example when a stalker puts an AirTag on your belongings or vehicle. iPhones can detect unknown airtags moving with you. Android devices should gain this capability in the future.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago*

    We had some issues with sensitive equipment being left behind at people's homes, so someone suggested putting airtags in the cases so we could easily find them. There was an email explaining this was being done.

    Cue 2 weeks of employees getting "unknown tracker alerts" on their phones and asking WTF was going on.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Android devices should gain this capability in the future.

    Gross, please no. I don't care how much cryptography they use, I still hate the idea of being opted-in to my personal hardware being part of a corporate run botnet for tracking devices.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Then opt out?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    You should not have to. This is not how device ownership should work. I don't want to own any devices that were designed by people who think this is a reasonable thing to do.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Idk what phone you have today (though it sounds like android) , but by those standards I can almost guarentee that you already have a phone that does similarly privacy invading things

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    They're giving Android phones the ability to detect Apple tags so you can notice you have one "following" you. You won't be providing GPS updates to Apple as I understand it, nor will you be able to use Apple tags without an iPhone.

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