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Besides the obvious (e.g. "not to be talked to rudely"), what positive outcomes did you expect to get out of this encounter?

iamleppert 5y ago
I was there to find out if there was a way to find and disable the Airtag without buying an Apple product. It turns out there is no way, you are literally forced to pay Apple money to get someone to stop stalking you. I found out because my ex sent me screenshots of the Airtag location using Apple’s app admitting to using it to track my location. Apparently, this is not even enough for Apple or the aggressive employees that work there. Incredibly, this seems like a common occurrence and one they have used to exploit and funnel into getting people to buy more Apple products. The whole thing felt like a shakedown, and went from 0 to “I’ll call security” very fast. I maintained my calm and cool, but once she realized I wasn’t there to buy something, the situation quickly escalated. It’s sinister and surreal, looking up at the floating glass staircase I couldn’t help feel like I was in the fortress of some kind of supervillain, a faceless corporation who has run out of ways to monetize, before I was quickly escorted out by an aggressive security guard. Apple will gladly help you disable the tags (and sell you some of your own to perpetuate the cycle), but you’ll need the latest iDevice, and a subscription to iCloud with an active credit card on file to do it.
- jakzq 5y ago
  Why go through all that trouble when you can just take the AirTag and chuck it somewhere?
  - netizen-936824 5y ago
    I was wondering this myself. If you can locate and get hands on the physical device, why not just toss it in a river or something? Hit it with a hammer?
    - PlanckMeasure80 5y ago
      The battery is easily removed by the way. Apple can find the AirTags owner or the account it’s tied too
      - netizen-936824 5y ago
        Oh cool sounds like great evidence for pressing stalking charges. Whether the police do anything or even give a shit is another question entirely
- sildur 5y ago
  > I was there to find out if there was a way to find and disable the Airtag without buying an Apple product. It turns out there is no way, you are literally forced to pay Apple money to get someone to stop stalking you. Apple made an android app to track AirTags. It was news everywhere a few weeks ago: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.trackerdetect https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.trac...
- jtsiskin 5y ago
  Its possible to disable any AirTag without an Apple device - see https://www.wikihow.com/Take-Out-the-Trash https://www.wikihow.com/Take-Out-the-Trash

iamleppert 5y ago

I was there to find out if there was a way to find and disable the Airtag without buying an Apple product. It turns out there is no way, you are literally forced to pay Apple money to get someone to stop stalking you. I found out because my ex sent me screenshots of the Airtag location using Apple’s app admitting to using it to track my location. Apparently, this is not even enough for Apple or the aggressive employees that work there. Incredibly, this seems like a common occurrence and one they have used to exploit and funnel into getting people to buy more Apple products. The whole thing felt like a shakedown, and went from 0 to “I’ll call security” very fast. I maintained my calm and cool, but once she realized I wasn’t there to buy something, the situation quickly escalated. It’s sinister and surreal, looking up at the floating glass staircase I couldn’t help feel like I was in the fortress of some kind of supervillain, a faceless corporation who has run out of ways to monetize, before I was quickly escorted out by an aggressive security guard. Apple will gladly help you disable the tags (and sell you some of your own to perpetuate the cycle), but you’ll need the latest iDevice, and a subscription to iCloud with an active credit card on file to do it.

jakzq 5y ago
Why go through all that trouble when you can just take the AirTag and chuck it somewhere?
- netizen-936824 5y ago
  I was wondering this myself. If you can locate and get hands on the physical device, why not just toss it in a river or something? Hit it with a hammer?
  - PlanckMeasure80 5y ago
    The battery is easily removed by the way. Apple can find the AirTags owner or the account it’s tied too
    - netizen-936824 5y ago
      Oh cool sounds like great evidence for pressing stalking charges. Whether the police do anything or even give a shit is another question entirely
sildur 5y ago
> I was there to find out if there was a way to find and disable the Airtag without buying an Apple product. It turns out there is no way, you are literally forced to pay Apple money to get someone to stop stalking you. Apple made an android app to track AirTags. It was news everywhere a few weeks ago: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.trackerdetect https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.trac...
jtsiskin 5y ago
Its possible to disable any AirTag without an Apple device - see https://www.wikihow.com/Take-Out-the-Trash https://www.wikihow.com/Take-Out-the-Trash