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This man’s production quality is unlike anyone else. Just so polished! Love it
His videos are a million times better then mine
He has over 10 million subscribers for a reason.
Oh yeah, talk about the quality of the video and not the fact that ANYBODY can track you.
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I can only imagine my fear if I was told there was an AirTag on me. I would be terrified and check all of my pockets. Stalkers have always freaked me out.
@Elle Charlie theres no need for you to be scared of stalkers, nobody cares about you enough to stalk you.
I think the reason they scare me so much is just the idea of a random person watching someone else. *shivers*
the scariest part is not the airtag itself, but the way is works. I can own an apple product and dont want/ dont have airtags, that doesnt matter, my device will be used to track them. That is the thing that really scares me the most.
You can optout by turning off findmy network in your phone settings
@Vishnubharathi T it was almost definitely in the TOS, which he agreed to
@Alespic Why should his device be used without his permission? When they can pop a notification about using data for facebook app, why cant they pop a request, asking if their device can be used for tracking/sending position of other apple tags?
@Alespic true. I can , from only hearing the video, understand why people gets scared over it tho.
Why? Why should you be scared? The information just gets passed on, and no one can intercept it or track the source. This guy is just fearbaiting y’all
I started watching recently but am super stoked that you present information in such an unbiased and informative manner
This is the perfect situation for the saying “this is why we can’t have nice things” This could help retrieve things, animals and help impaired people (like me!) but we as human race obviously have to screw this up and turn it into malicious tool… this is sad. But I think the easiest way to resolve this would be an option for allowing to disclose your location only for trusted devices, AirTags and people. In case something got stolen, you could choose for a limited amount of time to give the AirTag that’s on the missing stuff to communicate with other devices. In all other cases, have the ability to hide your location. Another good thing would be if Apple and Google partnered together so anyone can be notified about unknown AirTag. They made the network open source, so it’s up to Google now to implement it onto Google Maps. Well, I was hyped up about the tag. Now, considering all the backlash and bad press I don’t think that the product is gonna last long anyway so…
I mean yea. You can exploit anything. That doesn’t mean you need to always focus on the negative
@Mimi Chou you mean me? Of course I am :(
firstly, are you a fellow swiftie? secondly, i agree with you. While we surely cannot blame everyone, it is becomeing more and more evident that everything that can be helpful can also be used to hurt or even fatally injure someone, and that makes me so dissapointed.
@theuncalledfor I know, but seeing it getting bad press I’m feeling like it won’t survive for long on the market. It’s generally an easy and great idea to keep track of your things, but it doesn’t have proper security measures as of yet, if it ever does…
You cannot blame humanity as a whole for the fact that malicious individuals exist. It's simply in the nature of how evolution works. Random variation means there will always be individuals that are simply... _bad._ This would affect any sapient species in the universe.
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It's his videos being less smartphone related or is smartphone becoming more than just a metal box?
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The one thing I was hoping to hear in this video is where does the responsibility fall on the person doing the tracking/stalking? We are quick to point to a manufacture yet slow to look at the person doing the shady act. Or does this fall into the category, at least here in the States, 'everyone has right. no one has responsibilities"
@theuncalledfor what about kitchen knives, baseball bats, crowbars, guns, cameras,ETC. there are so many items that can be used in a malicious manner. Like if someone uses a high zoom camera to snap pictures of someone on their homes, it is the manufactures fault. If someone stabs another person with a knife is it the knife manufacturer’s fault. Heck people can use computers to hack into your phone or pc to access your bank account, personal photos, etc.
We're pointing at the manufacturer because pointing at the bad actor is pointless. Bad actors will always exist and the manufacturer is at fault for developing and releasing a product that is too easy to abuse.
Thankfully I live in a place where even owning an apple product is a huge deal, and no airtags will be stalking me anytime soon.
Wait a minute, doesn't this mean you could make your own airtags that mimic the bluetooth signals of the originals? You could make some that were VERY small if you made short term devices. Though you would probably have to buy some real airtags to get their id to link to your phone.
this is a really cool informative video of the safety aspect of these tags, the major thing that shocked me is that the tags are so cheap for being an apple product, i didn't realise how good they were but i am a sucker for losing stuff so i think it might be a worthwhile investment for me
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I did my own experiment to "stalk" some of my friends (with permission, of course). It's actually quite dangerous and can actually be used to stalk people, especially if the person doesn't have an iPhone. I even used it to "follow" my friend over 24 hours and it could still be used... but in the end airtags aren't the most dangerous "stalking device"... but it's the most available.
i dont think apple think this through
@Stephen Morales yeah and 2 days is very loong time
@Vansh Malhotra okay then it won’t tell you in 2 minutes, you have to wait at least 2 days for apple to notice that a AirTag is following you
@Stephen Morales as Arun said how can it save alot of people, it doesn’t even work in background
I think apple needs an AirTag sensor on your phone that allows you to identify AirTags that have not been attached to your phone in a one meter radius after 10 minutes. Then again, that means you can connect to other peoples stuff, but they could add an ownership to this stuff.
When take this matter into consideration, you can make out the conclusion that Apple's soul reason of making this was to have tech youtubers such Arun to discus about it's tracking properties, to then drive Andriod people into buying an iPhone just so they can get notified, whenever there's an airtag onto them, tracking their exact position☠☠
Just add a tracker app / create additional module in the find app for Air tag safety features - if there are any other Airtag tracking another person they can get notified and information can be alarmed as well.
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Wasn't expecting a video today but you always manager to brighten up my day. Thanks Arun!
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We once went for a family trip where my mum left her ipad (the apple device registered with the airtag). I got notification in my iphone that an airtag has been detected to follow me, showed 20+ locations where it followed me throughout the day (all the points we visited in our travel), and also the name of the airtag holder. The airtag itself kept beeping at random. So yeah I feel Apple has done pretty well to prevent airtag from being misused.
The fact it's even easier to use these maliciously on someone with a non-Apple device has some unfortunate implication Apple's motivation to curb such is limited: Now that the genie is out of the bottle, it plagues the competition more than it does "own folk" 🍏 (no background scanning, also foreground scanning not very reliable, no random "safety alarms") To some of those even aware of this threat, this may contribute to getting an iOS device next time "for enhanced security" - comparable to Apple spreading a virus that chiefly attacks Android users 🤖 And the larger Apple's market share, the safer you'll be to get one yourself
Buy an Apple Air tag for each of your vehicles and put it in a very inconspicuous location. Maybe even inside of a trap door built into the vehicle. If it gets stolen, use it to send the Police right to it. Downside is if the thief has an Apple device and is able to detect it, that is why I say use a trap door location. Make it very hard to find.
I've followed alot of your reviews and like your honest evaluations of products and suggestions. I do utilize Samsung eco system of products Just wished they listened to they're consumers...And the airtag situation is creepy indeed..
Heads up as of today the air tags will be getting an update you may need to update this review...this topic made the news today Fri Feb 11th 2022
This was a concern when they first released it. The fact that it is cheap, is well hidden and lasts so long and is not easily traceable when away from the person/people who have registered it. I think the registration bit needs to be more seriously handled.
GPS trackers are extremely cheap, have been for over a decade. Very easy to conceal on a vehicle. On a person is a little bit harder.
@timincal2002 it s a fact that data aggregators exist and do a good job. The video and comment that started it however is about Apple or governments. It’s the entire business of data aggregation to collect data. Most consumers and individuals however do not want our phone manufacturers or governments knowing that. Governments can use it for dystopian things like the social credit system while phone manufacturers can use it to aggregate it with all your personal data and documents not just those you sign terms and conditions for.
@kushal raj If you use an Android or use certain apps on your iPhone, 'they' already have your identity to your location and a whole bunch of other things to you via your smartphone. The "that's not true" crowd will order their data report from the companies and not see for themselves.
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@Average Alien it should be apple’s responsibility to run the checks.
We're actually safer today than we've ever been. Mac address randomization on Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are standardized now. Before this recent implementation, I could track every wireless device with a laptop and a single script line. It's was so easy you could learn it on a weekend. Don't even get me started on the fact that every phone is the equivalent of an air tag now and they don't even need active cell service to be located.
The 1.5bn devices available to track your tag is hugely misleading. I live in a country where IOS only has 15% market share, so these tags are only useful for finding things in range of my family Apple ecosystem. If the bigger ecosystem happens to track a tag, it will be by accident, not by design...
I thank you so much for your channel..you highlight all the things that others tell me are impossible..When I've always known different! As I speak criminal activity is already taking place and not too far away. It is a situation I'm convinced is a criminals way of ensuring they acquire easy money 💰 without grafting for it as other people do...this has been a long standing bone of contention for a long time...even concerning my own phone..and those Internet trolls preventing or attempting to prevent my communications....very disturbing and no one listens so the crimes in this field continues. Thank you, not only happening in America but all over the world...(easy ways of accessing money..by fraudulent means) no wonder this world is in the state its in ....
I would love to have an open standard for location tracking that every device can participate in. Like just imagine every wifi router, car, smartphone and laptop participating in that without locking anyone into the apple ecosystem
I've heard about this, glad you're addressing the issue, obviously they weren't meant to be used like this but its just concerning
@Captain Oblivion THICC not everyone uses a iphone you know, we android users exist
@Arun only if you have changed locations multiple times and have an iPhone. if you have an android you need to download a separate app. stop defending this stuff, they really should just remove this product.
@Charles Moswane hence why Apple should cut production of it. they can have all the safety features in the world and people will still be stalked.
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Hi, just discovered you today whilst searching for an iPhone 13 PM review. This video was both daunting and educational at the same time as I didn't even know such things existed! I joined the Apple eco-system late last year and clearly I have a lot to learn about the pros and cons of Apple tech. Your content is quirky, on point and very entertaining. Thank you 👍
Thanks for this Arun. Biggest hassle with Airtags is lack of family sharing. So wifey borrows car and can't track the tag because it is registered on my device. She also gets the Airtag nag of being tracked the whole time. What a bummer.
At first glance I think these are very handy tools for my and family's stuff because my relative's credit card and everything else was supposedly stolen apple did come up with good intentions in these things but also this awakened criminals. also bit worried if the criminals also can track them in bags or something and remove them.
I have a friend who I speak with online these days and he had this story for me: His mom saw him packing snacks and stuff into a bag and guessed he was planning to sneak out, she hid an apple airtag in it and when he was there, called him to let him know that she knew exactly where he was. Fortunately, she was ok with and they had a good laugh
@Erik Lindgren if the child hangs out with a specific person that their parents dislike, that’s a matter that they’ll personally have to talk to their child about it. That’s not something airtags will solve on their own, most parents are open-minded and they’ll probably give their child permission to hang out with them if the child is open and honest about where they’re going. If they aren’t that open-minded and forbid the child from hanging out with them, oh well it is what it is. They’ll just move on or even wait until they’re officially an adult to make decisions for themselves. However if the child is forbidden from seeing that person and continues to lie to their parents, they’d most likely see that as a security risk because complacency kills, as well as a breach in trust which they will keep a closer eye on their child for their own good. It’s only if the child decides to be honest to their parents that they can be trusted to do the right thing
@Joe Chen alright, scenario: puritan parents dont want their 15 year old child hanging out with a person the child expressed feelings about, in order to still be able to hang out with them, the child lies about where he/she is going. parents use a tag and find out, leading to stricter control. in this case, the parents are in the wrong, and use the technology for nefarious purposes
@Lam Raliang Yeah, it's possibly the cultural differences, most families have different approaches on securing their kids
@Erik Lindgren sure, a child could tell his/her parents that they were going to their friend’s house to hang out but if turns out that they were lying and went somewhere else through these tags, that’s just gonna prove that the kid can’t be trusted to go anywhere without the parents knowing where they are seeing as they were trying to deceive them and maybe the parents have to use the tags to track their child’s location for their own safety. All im saying is that if the kid can’t be honest to their own parents about where they go, they probably should be watched a little more carefully, at least until they can be open about it
@InventorZahran there are families I know where the parents are fine and the son goes off to do hard drugs (not weed).
I had the idea to make trackers using old pager airwaves in 2003 - just a simple thing so you could page your keys or whatever it was attached to... I went to a business info access center in Devon UK and they gave me the name of the local patent lawyers - when I contacted them 2 days later they said someone had literally just come to them with the same idea the day before - I wonder who that could have been? 905
".. this [app] can't pick up anything." They have to have been detected as having been separated from the owner (says so when you start the app). So, if those airtags are all on your account and your phone is right there, yeah, the Android app won't admit they are there. This also means if you stalk someone closely enough, it won't show those either. Also, probably the same experience vis à vis the notification iPhones are supposed to get.
As they say: everything has its ups and downs. the tech is pretty cool can save someone from getting kidnapped BUT there a chance of a guy puting it on u and coming to ur house.
Samsung has a similar thing now called Smarttags. I have one (it came free with my purchase of Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Buds). These 2 combined make it super easy. This is a problem.
Ultimate nightmare scenario: your bag with a tracker gets stolen, the thief finds and removes the tracker and places it in someone else's bag, the other person finds it and reports it to the police, who end up standing on your doorstep wanting an explanation.
oh damnnnn
You are smart!!!
Weirder scenario is after the thief puts your AirTag in someone else’s bag and you realize you lost your bag so you track it and now are stalking someone else thinking your tracking your bag
@gekko4fight In California you may be in trouble - if someone claims that you planted that tracker, it is a misdemeanor for you. You'll have to prove otherwise.
The real nightmare scenario is the thief killed someone and leave your Airtag on the corpse to plant "evidence" back on you
PSA - Android users can use an app called Airguard to detect air tags and it runs in the background as well. Far better than the solution apple is offering for android users.
It´s scary how technology being made to help improve lives, gets used almost immediately by predators.
This danger can also be considered as marketing strategy. Apple will intentionally wont allow android users get protected from apple airtag and now people with an android would feel scared and buy an iPhone instead for "protection". I'm smelling something evil going on here. But still, I'm impressed with this strategy. That's just how big company businesses works. Anything for money. And even after knowing this, iPhone users are already bound by the apple ecosystem so it's not like they will stop buying apple products.
Seems like it would be easy enough for Apple to require that Air Tag users provide ID before they can set these up. That way, it would be easy to find out who is tracking who. Personally, I love Air Tags. I put one on my dog and in each of my cars. Also in suitcases when we travel and my daughter's backpack. She says it gives her a sense of security - she actually clips it to her pants when she goes out with friends so that we know where she is. I suspect that will change when she gets older...
I'd say the one big thing Apple needs to do to make sure AirTags and other Find My network connected gadgets to stay in non-malicious hands is to just work with Google or even build a fork of AOSP and pull in an ambient BLE module with alerts and passive monitoring, this could also help them open up and widen the Find My network to the billions of Android devices worldwide.
@Zero F Thank you, people are basically moaning because a Product is doing it's job perfectly
Why should google do that? What the gain?
@Animesh you can't just build a fork. No one would use it
Thanks for explaining how those things work. So in most places for most use cases they are hot garbage. I don't have any apple devices in a 30ft radius around me. And if I lose my air-tagged bag on a hike through the forest, there won't be one either. There'll probably be several apple devices around your lost luggage at the train station..... but that also means your luggage is already gone when you got back there (or swarmed by bomb squad). Also, at the same price, without an apple logo, you can actually get real GPS trackers...
I have a Tracker installed and use it pretty often when in public. It´s fascinating how many of these things are around! Oc most of them in normal use - I guess.
It’s kind of a shame it’s being abused at the same time because I suppose it would be good to put in your own personal car and if your car ever gets stolen you can see it’s exact location
pretty cool thing, might get it considering I lost my wallet a few weeks ago and if I had this I might have found it then and there and saved me the time and anger of getting a new ID, Drivers license and credit card.
Tbh Airtags in themselves aren't bad - I find it useful to track my car without worry for a year about the battery and by backpack in case it gets lost or stolen. But as always it's people's fault something possibly good is used for bad things...
@Caden Nevah If you have the AirTag you can easily get the information from it. If a car hits you at night and keeps going then what information are you getting? They are literally registered to your Apple ID with personal information to the device
@I'd rather be with my cat right now - I don't remember asking though.