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Lebronwon 12/20/21 11:48:13 AM #1:	https://nypost.com/2021/12/20/apple-airtags-being-used-by-stalkers-viral-twitter-thread/ https://twitter.com/Sega__JEANAsis/status/1472198857639571461 https://twitter.com/Sega__JEANAsis/status/1472200531443658754 https://twitter.com/Sega__JEANAsis/status/1472204310557638659 https://twitter.com/Sega__JEANAsis/status/1472368339146223623 --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 <cite>Lebronwon posted [p:961073558] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>https://nypost.com/2021/12/20/apple-airtags-being-used-by-stalkers-viral-twitter-thread/ https://twitter.com/Sega__JEANAsis/status/1472198857639571461 https://twitter.com/Sega__JEANAsis/status/1472200531443658754 https://twitter.com/Sega__JEANAsis/status/1472204310557638659 https://twitter.com/Sega__JEANAsis/status/1472368339146223623 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 12/20/21 11:51:04 AM #2:	Yeah, that's a massive fucking security hole. --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:961073633] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, that's a massive fucking security hole. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CableZL 12/20/21 11:51:52 AM #3:	Yeah, I've been seeing TikTok videos about this. That's insane. --- https://i.imgtc.com/d9Fc4Qq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/BKHTxYq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/vYYIuDx.jpg <cite>CableZL posted [p:961073653] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, I've been seeing TikTok videos about this. That's insane. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 12/20/21 11:52:10 AM #4:	I don't even get how those were a good idea, if they can be abused like this. --- I often wonder if we are growing as a people... or in fact, regressing. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:961073660] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>I don't even get how those were a good idea, if they can be abused like this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 12/20/21 11:55:15 AM #5:	Solar_Crimson posted... I don't even get how those were a good idea, if they can be abused like this. $$$ --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom https://i.imgur.com/0EJvC4l.jpg <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:961073733] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Solar_Crimson posted... </cite> <quote>I don't even get how those were a good idea, if they can be abused like this.</quote>$$$ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solution_45 12/20/21 11:57:16 AM #6:	just another reason to avoid apple products <cite>Solution_45 posted [p:961073784] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>just another reason to avoid apple products </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RiKuToTheMiGhtY 12/20/21 11:57:39 AM #7:	This is something a security person at Apple probably brought up and was promptly ignored. Never underestimate how evil some people are, technology allows all kinds of diabolical shit. --- doa-plus.com - We Press Forward. . . By Pressing Back. <cite>RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted [p:961073794] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>This is something a security person at Apple probably brought up and was promptly ignored. Never underestimate how evil some people are, technology allows all kinds of diabolical shit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 12/20/21 11:57:51 AM #8:	Do they work off of other people's wireless data? --- http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:961073797] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Do they work off of other people's wireless data?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sputnik1337 12/20/21 11:59:15 AM #9:	RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted... This is something a security person at Apple probably brought up and was promptly ignored. Never underestimate how evil some people are, technology allows all kinds of diabolical shit. Well they obviously werent ignored because she got notifications on her phone warning her someone elses tag was attached to her. Which kinda just brings up more questions. --- a <cite>Sputnik1337 posted [p:961073828] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted... </cite> <quote>This is something a security person at Apple probably brought up and was promptly ignored. Never underestimate how evil some people are, technology allows all kinds of diabolical shit.</quote>Well they obviously werent ignored because she got notifications on her phone warning her someone elses tag was attached to her. Which kinda just brings up more questions. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RiKuToTheMiGhtY 12/20/21 12:00:52 PM #10:	Sputnik1337 posted... Well they obviously werent ignored because she got notifications on her phone warning her someone elses tag was attached to her. Which kinda just brings up more questions. Apple never would have released the product if they listened to the security person, this is stalker tech and it is very obvious with how fast it was used for that. --- doa-plus.com - We Press Forward. . . By Pressing Back. <cite>RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted [p:961073862] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Sputnik1337 posted... </cite> <quote>Well they obviously werent ignored because she got notifications on her phone warning her someone elses tag was attached to her. Which kinda just brings up more questions.</quote>Apple never would have released the product if they listened to the security person, this is stalker tech and it is very obvious with how fast it was used for that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Makeveli_lives 12/20/21 12:01:07 PM #11:	Smashingpmkns posted... Do they work off of other people's wireless data? An Apple device connected to the find my item network will update its location. --- Switch FC: SW-3917-4425-6106 PSN: PiKappaPhi769 <cite>Makeveli_lives posted [p:961073865] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Smashingpmkns posted... </cite> <quote>Do they work off of other people's wireless data?</quote>An Apple device connected to the find my item network will update its location. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xethuminra 12/20/21 12:01:26 PM #12:	XD <cite>Xethuminra posted [p:961073876] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>XD </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 12/20/21 12:04:23 PM #13:	Makeveli_lives posted... An Apple device connected to the find my item network will update its location. I don't use apple products so sorry for my ignorance, but is that something that a lot of people opt in to? Seems super fucking sketch. --- http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:961073934] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Makeveli_lives posted...</cite> <quote> An Apple device connected to the find my item network will update its location. </quote> I don't use apple products so sorry for my ignorance, but is that something that a lot of people opt in to? Seems super fucking sketch.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EmbraceOfDeath 12/20/21 12:05:46 PM #14:	Imagine using Apple products in 2021. --- PSN/GT: BigDaffej <cite>EmbraceOfDeath posted [p:961073963] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Imagine using Apple products in 2021. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flintlock_Staff 12/20/21 12:05:55 PM #15:	Smashingpmkns posted... I don't use apple products so sorry for my ignorance, but is that something that a lot of people opt in to? Seems super fucking sketch. Yes it's the same thing as find my iphone which essentially if you lose your iphone or it gets stolen and it's connected to wifi or wireless services you can track where it is and play a sound on it or wipe the data in case of it being stolen <cite>Flintlock_Staff posted [p:961073967] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Smashingpmkns posted... </cite> <quote>I don't use apple products so sorry for my ignorance, but is that something that a lot of people opt in to? Seems super fucking sketch.</quote>Yes it's the same thing as find my iphone which essentially if you lose your iphone or it gets stolen and it's connected to wifi or wireless services you can track where it is and play a sound on it or wipe the data in case of it being stolen </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KaZooo 12/20/21 12:07:12 PM #16:	I have to run that app now when I enter or park my car. This was a stupid idea. --- Competing every night, both ends, shoot inside/outside, fast break, transition, Monta Ellis have it all <cite>KaZooo posted [p:961073999] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>I have to run that app now when I enter or park my car. This was a stupid idea. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 12/20/21 12:09:53 PM #18:	Flintlock_Staff posted... Yes it's the same thing as find my iphone which essentially if you lose your iphone or it gets stolen and it's connected to wifi or wireless services you can track where it is and play a sound on it or wipe the data in case of it being stolen Yikes. Thanks for the info. --- http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:961074047] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Flintlock_Staff posted...</cite> <quote> Yes it's the same thing as find my iphone which essentially if you lose your iphone or it gets stolen and it's connected to wifi or wireless services you can track where it is and play a sound on it or wipe the data in case of it being stolen </quote> Yikes. Thanks for the info.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 12/20/21 12:11:03 PM #19:	Sputnik1337 posted... Well they obviously werent ignored because she got notifications on her phone warning her someone elses tag was attached to her. Which kinda just brings up more questions. If she didn't have an iPhone, she never would have noticed that she was being stalked. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:961074071] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Sputnik1337 posted... </cite> <quote>Well they obviously werent ignored because she got notifications on her phone warning her someone elses tag was attached to her. Which kinda just brings up more questions.</quote> If she didn't have an iPhone, she never would have noticed that she was being stalked. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 12/20/21 12:23:25 PM #20:	Alucard188 posted... If she didn't have an iPhone, she never would have noticed that she was being stalked. Yeah, this is the especially scary part about this. She was lucky to have an iPhone that alerted her. Imagine if she had an Android instead and decided to go back to her place. Imagine all the women--and men--that this could also happen to but who have Androids. Honestly, this should have never been released to market. --- I often wonder if we are growing as a people... or in fact, regressing. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:961074422] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted... </cite> <quote>If she didn't have an iPhone, she never would have noticed that she was being stalked.</quote>Yeah, this is the especially scary part about this. She was lucky to have an iPhone that alerted her. Imagine if she had an Android instead and decided to go back to her place. Imagine all the women--and men--that this could also happen to but who have Androids. Honestly, this should have never been released to market. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RiKuToTheMiGhtY 12/20/21 12:27:22 PM #21:	Like I said, the security experts were ignored, Apple never should have released this and who knows how many people have or are being stalked or worse at this moment thanks to airtags. --- doa-plus.com - We Press Forward. . . By Pressing Back. <cite>RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted [p:961074543] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Like I said, the security experts were ignored, Apple never should have released this and who knows how many people have or are being stalked or worse at this moment thanks to airtags. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mistere Man 12/20/21 12:31:10 PM #22:	Shouldnt have thrown it away call the police and have them check for finger prints or track the buyer. --- Water+Fall=Radiation. <cite>Mistere Man posted [p:961074640] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Shouldnt have thrown it away call the police and have them check for finger prints or track the buyer. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 12/20/21 12:34:51 PM #23:	Hold up so I'm dumb. I have an android, but if someone snuck an airtag in my car that airtag would ping my location based off of the other iPhones I pass by in the world? And I wouldn't even know cuz I have an android? This is scary as fuck lol --- http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:961074744] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Hold up so I'm dumb. I have an android, but if someone snuck an airtag in my car that airtag would ping my location based off of the other iPhones I pass by in the world? And I wouldn't even know cuz I have an android? This is scary as fuck lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumpo 12/20/21 12:35:43 PM #24:	These are responsible for an uptick of vehicle thefts too <cite>Trumpo posted [p:961074765] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>These are responsible for an uptick of vehicle thefts too </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Makeveli_lives 12/20/21 1:26:19 PM #25:	Smashingpmkns posted... Hold up so I'm dumb. I have an android, but if someone snuck an airtag in my car that airtag would ping my location based off of the other iPhones I pass by in the world? And I wouldn't even know cuz I have an android? This is scary as fuck lol iPhones and MacBooks. Might be other air tags and Apple watches too. I think anything on the network can ping anything else on the network. But it is more then iPhones is the main point heres the reveal for it https://youtu.be/fGcILri81J0 --- Switch FC: SW-3917-4425-6106 PSN: PiKappaPhi769 <cite>Makeveli_lives posted [p:961076143] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Smashingpmkns posted... </cite> <quote>Hold up so I'm dumb. I have an android, but if someone snuck an airtag in my car that airtag would ping my location based off of the other iPhones I pass by in the world? And I wouldn't even know cuz I have an android? This is scary as fuck lol</quote>iPhones and MacBooks. Might be other air tags and Apple watches too. I think anything on the network can ping anything else on the network. But it is more then iPhones is the main point heres the reveal for it https://youtu.be/fGcILri81J0 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bio1590 12/20/21 1:30:46 PM #26:	Just as an FYI, there's an official app from Apple available on the Play Store called "Tracker Detect" that would also alert you in this situation if you had an Android phone. E: Of course the downside being it's not built-in to the OS and you actually have to run it. --- https://i.imgur.com/bbRWLI8.gif https://i.imgur.com/A0BErSV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/S1m3po4.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7fCcfko.jpg <cite>Bio1590 posted [p:961076268] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Just as an FYI, there's an official app from Apple available on the Play Store called "Tracker Detect" that would also alert you in this situation if you had an Android phone. E: Of course the downside being it's not built-in to the OS and you actually have to run it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Super Saiyan 3 Goku 12/20/21 1:31:44 PM #27:	Is this something that is unique to AirTags? Could this have been done on a Tile, Galaxy SmartTag, or some other kind of tracking device? --- When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. - Confucius <cite>Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted [p:961076298] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>Is this something that is unique to AirTags? Could this have been done on a Tile, Galaxy SmartTag, or some other kind of tracking device? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 12/20/21 1:32:31 PM #28:	heard about people using this to steal cars a while back, they'd slip it onto one in a parking lot and wait for the owner to drive it home so they'd be able to steal it in a secluded area. https://www.pcmag.com/news/car-thieves-are-using-airtags-to-track-vehicles --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:961076320] in Apple AirT... [t:79818807]...</cite> <quote>heard about people using this to steal cars a while back, they'd slip it onto one in a parking lot and wait for the owner to drive it home so they'd be able to steal it in a secluded area. https://www.pcmag.com/news/car-thieves-are-using-airtags-to-track-vehicles </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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