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> If AirTag is separated from its owner and out of Bluetooth range, the Find My network can help track it down. The Find My network is approaching a billion App
by jrochkind1 6y ago
> If AirTag is separated from its owner and out of Bluetooth range, the Find My network can help track it down. The Find My network is approaching a billion Apple devices and can detect Bluetooth signals from a lost AirTag and relay the location back to its owner, all in the background, anonymously and privately.
I had no idea that's how "Find My Phone" worked. I guess I hadn't thought about it.
I wonder what the privacy implications are, how do they (or do they) stop the "Find My network" from tracking units any time all the time?
- setr 6y agoFrom the sounds of it, the “network” is just picking up ambient Bluetooth noise (which is constantly pinging around to find new connections, communicate, maintain existing connections, etc); the only way to stop tracking is to shut down Bluetooth
- diebeforei485 6y agoPage 139-142 has information you might be interested in https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1902/en_US/apple-platform-security-guide.pdf https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1902/en_US/app...