#CyberpunkisNow Vehicle thieves in the US & Canada are attaching Apple Airtags to vehicles they're interested in stealing
This allows the thieves to track vehicles via a smartphone & choose the most opportune time to steal them
fox2detroit.com/news/man-finds…
globalnews.ca/news/8440316/a…
This allows the thieves to track vehicles via a smartphone & choose the most opportune time to steal them
fox2detroit.com/news/man-finds…
globalnews.ca/news/8440316/a…
#CyberpunkisNow Apple Airtags are a deeply concerning surveillance technology: they're cheap (4 for $99, 1 for $29), easily attainable, effective & relatively simple to use.
Less then a year after release, there's evidence they've been used for stalking:
nytimes.com/2021/12/30/tec…
Less then a year after release, there's evidence they've been used for stalking:
nytimes.com/2021/12/30/tec…
The reason this thread exists is because Apple released cheap ($29 for 1, 4 for $99), easily concealable, effective, readily available surveillance tech that's also relatively easy to use in Apple AirTag
This best anti-abuse feature Apple could've implemented is not releasing it
This best anti-abuse feature Apple could've implemented is not releasing it
Also: detecting an Apple AirTag used for tracking/surveillance (maybe via it being attached to a vehicle) becomes much more difficult without an Iphone.
Example: Android is the most used smartphone OS globally (71% of all smartphones used, Q1 2021).
businessofapps.com/data/android-s…
Example: Android is the most used smartphone OS globally (71% of all smartphones used, Q1 2021).
businessofapps.com/data/android-s…
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