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Originally Posted by kathyspear
It sounds like that linked article is saying that Apple will notify an iPhone that appears to be "traveling with" an air tag if the iPhone is NOT the one that the tag is paired with. It does not say it will notify any iPhone that comes near the tag. If the author of that article is correct, then an iPhone-carrying thief who is driving my (stolen) golf cart would be notified that he/she is trackable via an air tag. Maybe the author is wrong but that is not the first article I have read that describes the anti-stalking "feature" (or bug, IMO) of the air tag as such.
Apple is probably limiting the usefulness of its product in order to avoid being sued by someone who is tracked by a domestic partner. Maybe someone will develop a hack that would let me use the product in a way that is most beneficial to me (the customer who is willing to shell out money for it).
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Airtag was created to be used for lost items not attached to a Apple product, backpacks, keys, and for me my pet. So far unless owner opens Apple app and activated Lost Mode, no one else has contact with airtag. If you didn’t already know, any Apple device can be tracked and found with a lost app on owners phone, without an airtag. I couldn’t find my Iphone the other day, and my iPad app found it for me. So Apple products have always had tracking ability. So your spouse could always track your iPhone, I am guessing without you knowing it, and it’s free.
Newer cars have same ability. I can find my Buick any time of day, remote start it from anywhere, alert police or Onstar, that it has been stolen, and they can track the car, and disable it.
Now GM Onstar now has Guardian, that can be added to any cellphone, for up to 6 people. Service has the same ability as Onstar, towing, collision, and yes tracking.
For me it’s free, my grandsons added Guardian to their phones, in case of a breakdown. Our granddaughter added to her Iphone because she is on campus at night. My parents added it because their car is older.
New Guardian commercial has daughter late at night finding her dad with her cell phone, in what looks to be a secluded park. So Guardian doesn’t seem to be worried about tracking. Considering the new commercial.