Pendants Apple AirTag they raised the question of whether they could be used for unauthorized surveillance. The Apple system is equipped with several protection elements, where, for example, the phone can detect an AirTag moving in the same direction, but it is not paired with the phone. The AirTag itself also starts beeping loudly after 8-24 hours at a great distance from the paired phone. However, AirTag can be exploited for monitoring, even if these protections work properly. In Canada, there have been at least five thefts of luxury cars in the last three months, where AirTags were to play a role.
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Thieves choose a car to steal from a public parking lot, put an AirTag in it, and later steal it in greater peace at the owner’s house. However, they must act quickly before the above-mentioned security features come into play. The user needs at least iOS 14.5 for the unpaired AirTag notification to work, otherwise it is necessary to rely on sound signaling after 8-24 hours (there was a significant reduction compared to the original 3 days).-
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