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        1. Earlier this year I wrote about the abuse potential for the Airtag. Starting this thread to add real stories about the impact since they were released in late April. -> 🧵
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        ”[I was nervous to sleep at home that night] because my phone didn’t even detect the first one, my cousin's phone did, and the people willing to harm you have intentions unknown, so I wouldn’t have been surprised if they followed me.” buzzfeed.com/alexalisitza/woman-found-airtag-hidden-on-her-car-tiktok
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      ”A local auto theft task force tells FOX 2 they’re seeing more cases like these in Metro Detroit. Thieves track the target vehicle and to pick the most opportune time to steal – found mostly on Dodge products, parked in mall parking lots.” fox5dc.com/news/man-finds-apple-air-tag-tracker-on-his-dodge-charger
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      If you are reading this and want to feel safer, Apple days ago launched the app Tracker Detect for Android. And iOS 15 lets you scan for nearby AirTags. Forcing this action onto vulnerable people is of course not the future we were hoping to live in. idropnews.com/news/apple-releases-tracker-detect-to-protect-android-users-from-airtag-stalking/175558/
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        I encourage you to read Eva’s thread for insights into the many ways the Airtag creates real danger, epenzeymoog/1384999007823540224?s=20
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          In Sweden in October it was revealed how GPS trackers (not necessarily the Airtag) could be used to reveal the addresses of people with protected identities. sverigesradio.se/artikel/protected-addresses-revealed-by-gps-transmitters-in-post
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            "The New York Times spoke with seven women who believe they were tracked with AirTags, including a 17-year-old whose mother surreptitiously placed one on her car to stay apprised of her whereabouts." nyti.ms/3za6C54