Just as I argued a few months ago [1], [2], it is now happening in real life:
> Scenario: sinister stalker (government agent, for example) attaches an airtag to my car. All iPhone users in the area will be happily reporting tag location and helping stalker in his malicious designs.
> With great battery life and virtial anonymity, it is a godsend for covert and unsuspicious surveillance and all kinds of crime.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 10.2 ms ] thread> Scenario: sinister stalker (government agent, for example) attaches an airtag to my car. All iPhone users in the area will be happily reporting tag location and helping stalker in his malicious designs.
> With great battery life and virtial anonymity, it is a godsend for covert and unsuspicious surveillance and all kinds of crime.
[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27122057
[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27132598