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this would violate privacy laws like gdpr
by foolfoolz 5y ago
this would violate privacy laws like gdpr
- x0x0 5y agoWhy and how? I'm quite familiar with gdpr, btw -- and I don't see how being able to look up a uuid or some other nonsequential identifier via a site to find the owner obviously violates it. There's a strong legitimate interest case for anyone in possession of a global tracking tag being able to find out the owner, I would think.
- Terry_Roll 5y agoYou dont know the circumstances for why an airtag is where it is, what if a parent sewed one into their kids clothes or bag or shoe, but got ripped out or something? Apple should know who possesses the airtags at the very least, and if an airtag is reported lost/stolen, that info could be conveyed back to the person who found it, but nothing more until Apple has then liased with the "owner" to find out what to do next. Obviously this can be automated to some degree.
- kortilla 5y agoI don’t want some asshole who steals my keys to be able to look up my name. How is that a good idea?
- foolfoolz 5y agothe problem is an api that returns someone’s pii without authenticating they are allowed to see it. a uuid on its own is not a problem. but if you can take one and establish a link pii then the uuid becomes a pii risk.
- x0x0 5y agoThe far bigger problem is the airtag itself, which spews unpermissioned tracking data without any consent required.
- theshrike79 5y agoThere is consent. If you don't want the "spewed tracking data", you can disable the Find My Network completely.
- x0x0 5y agoApple has made no attempt at getting consent from whomever the airtag is on. Maybe if you have an iphone it could alert you.