AirTags helping car thieves....

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What could possibly go wrong?
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I think this falls into the category of "what could possibly go wrong?"

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Apple AirTag Linked to Increasing Number of Car Thefts, Canadian Police Report

Apple's AirTags are being used in an increasing number of targeted car thefts in Canada, according to local police. Outlined in a news release from York Regional Police, investigators have identified a new method being used by thieves to track down and steal high-end vehicles that takes...
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A cheap crowdsourced way of finding where to steal a nice car from. A very 21st century problem......
 
I find that quite interesting. As I understand it, those are BlueTooth devices. Who would have thought you could use a short range device to steal a car. As I understand it, if your tag is out of range of your phone, then it communicates to somebody else's phone and Apple figures out where it is based on the other phone's location. So, now, Apple and the cellular carrier not only know where your phone (and presumably you) is / are, Apple knows where every important thing you track is. Pretty wild.

And, I'll bet you could use other Bluetooth Tags the same way, although, other vendors my not have such a large network of other users to track by.


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