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They start beeping once moved if they've been separated from their owner for a time (8-24 hours), Apple also makes an app for Android[1] that will let you find

They start beeping once moved if they've been separated from their owner for a time (8-24 hours), Apple also makes an app for Android[1] that will let you find nearby AirTags (and has a procedure via reporting the device to the police to unmask the owner) It's still not ideal (and I'm not conviced small cheap standalone trackers are worth the risks compared to Find My built in to devices), but Apple do provide a lot more tools to protect people than other tracking device companies... and as a result an AirTag is a way worse choice within this category for stalkers from risk of getting caught. 1: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.trackerdetect&hl=en_GB&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.trac...

lapcat 4y ago
> They start beeping once moved if they've been separated from their owner for a time (8-24 hours) An AirTag speaker can be removed in a matter of minutes. There are a bunch of instructional videos on YouTube.
- garblegarble 4y ago
  At the risk of sounding like I'm defending a product I don't particularly like, of course somebody can tamper with the electronics, but even without the speaker alert, an iOS device will warn about an AirTag moving with you, and the Android app can still find nearby tags (and I'm sure someone has built and released an Android app that can scan in the background too - Find My is just using standard BLE after all). Once discovered & the police are involved the tag can be linked back to the owner with a nice paper trail that can be presented in court... so it's still a worse device for a stalker to use. They'd be much better served using a cheap GPS tracker[1] with a disposable SIM card... there are heaps of them available. You can buy both domestically and internationally from aliexpress, and they're cheap. 1: https://www.speakit.co.uk/products/speak-it-premier-mini-gps-gprs-magnetic-real-time-tacker-requires-sim-card https://www.speakit.co.uk/products/speak-it-premier-mini-gps...
  - mcphage 4y ago
    From your link: > Real-time audio monitoring by calling the SIM card inserted into the device Oof.
eunos 4y ago
That app has like 2.4 stars

lapcat 4y ago

> They start beeping once moved if they've been separated from their owner for a time (8-24 hours) An AirTag speaker can be removed in a matter of minutes. There are a bunch of instructional videos on YouTube.

garblegarble 4y ago
At the risk of sounding like I'm defending a product I don't particularly like, of course somebody can tamper with the electronics, but even without the speaker alert, an iOS device will warn about an AirTag moving with you, and the Android app can still find nearby tags (and I'm sure someone has built and released an Android app that can scan in the background too - Find My is just using standard BLE after all). Once discovered & the police are involved the tag can be linked back to the owner with a nice paper trail that can be presented in court... so it's still a worse device for a stalker to use. They'd be much better served using a cheap GPS tracker[1] with a disposable SIM card... there are heaps of them available. You can buy both domestically and internationally from aliexpress, and they're cheap. 1: https://www.speakit.co.uk/products/speak-it-premier-mini-gps-gprs-magnetic-real-time-tacker-requires-sim-card https://www.speakit.co.uk/products/speak-it-premier-mini-gps...
- mcphage 4y ago
  From your link: > Real-time audio monitoring by calling the SIM card inserted into the device Oof.

eunos 4y ago

That app has like 2.4 stars