cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/795697
Archived version: https://archive.ph/55yyZ
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230728012552/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/android-phones-can-now-tell-you-if-theres-an-airtag-following-you/
That’s the amazing thing about air tags that no other tracker can offer. For better or for worse, every modern iPhone is - by default - reporting the location of nearby tags. It’s nearly impossible to actually lose something with an AirTag on it assuming it doesn’t come off and the area has even the faintest cell signal.
That’s far from the case with tile or any other tracker.
I’m optimistic Google will be able to wave a hand and bam now 2 billion Android devices do it courtesy of Google Play Services
I’m disabling that shit the moment they turn it on. I’m not your tracker-bitch. My phone and my data are not your tracker-bitch, and I will not be party to the insane privacy violation those airtags represent.
You do you. But they really only violate your privacy if they’re following you. And that’s what the warning is about.
I understand but the concern but your device is reporting the location anonymously and you are not tied to the report.