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If somebody steals your car/purse/whatever with an airtag on it, and that person has an iPhone, will they get notification that somebody is tracking them?
by prpl 5y ago
If somebody steals your car/purse/whatever with an airtag on it, and that person has an iPhone, will they get notification that somebody is tracking them?
- rolobio 5y agoYes. "If a Find My network accessory that's separated from its owner is seen moving with you over time, this alert is displayed" https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212227 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212227
- barbazoo 5y agoOh so this is really only useful for tracking stolen items if whoever steals it doesn't have an iPhone or an Android with their app on it, I never realized that.
- FabHK 5y agoThe AirTags are explicitly designed to track lost items, not stolen items.
- newsclues 5y agoCan probably track the iPhone that the AirTag notified. If apple and law enforcement (private?) want to…
- rootusrootus 5y agoNope, Apple can't tell you where an AirTag is nor can they tell you what iOS device relayed the location.
- newsclues 5y agoApple can track an iPhone and so can telcos
- andrewaylett 5y agoThis being the case, I don't understand why they need more than "this is where you were the last time your phone was near the tag"?
- sixothree 5y agoThat seriously degrades the usefulness of airtags. I might want something with less privacy features included.
- banana_giraffe 5y agoYes, though I'm not sure how long it takes for that warning to pop up. In my experience, it's generally more than the few minutes someone that grabs a purse will keep the purse before looking for cash/whatever. A car is, of course different. I had the brilliant idea to put an airtag in my car so I could find it if I forgot where I parked. Then I got a call from a very worried SO that borrowed my car that thought they were being stalked (there's a history there of issues, so yeah, fun times).
- antihero 5y agoIf it's a car why not get a cheap 2nd hand iPhone SE, and either a massive battery pack or wire in a 5V inside the dashboard and hide it there. Then you can just track that phone. It will have GPS too.