Regarding that background, I agree that the scale does require more consideration. For a similar example, Apple's Airtags have a number of protections against

Regarding that background, I agree that the scale does require more consideration. For a similar example, Apple's Airtags have a number of protections against using them for nefarious purposes. Tile, Samsung SmartTag, and similar devices don't, but Tile users are about 2 orders of magnitude less common than Apple users. You could get pinpoint tracking of a person just about anywhere by dropping an Airtag in their bag, but you'd be lucky to pick up one or two pings if you dropped a Tile. I think the NeuralHash client scanning approach is overly invasive, but at the same time I think it's a good thing that Apple has someone who's thinking about bad things that can happen while people are using their products.