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		koolba on April 20, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Introduces AirTag In a week you’ll see wrist bands or underwear with a slot to insert these and paranoid parents will buy them by the thousands. Ditto for jealous spouses (secret tracer in the trunk anyone?).

p49k on April 20, 2021 [–]

No they won’t - read the article. Numerous protections against it being used as a “secret tracer”

smiley1437 on April 20, 2021 | [–]

It's such a powerful tracking device that it has to be nerfed to be sold.

Because too many people's first thought is to stalk\track people secretly.

Technology isn't the problem, people are!

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