After another mail theft, a Los Alamos woman decided to send the airtag associated with her iPhone. The air tag was also stolen, but the woman passed on the location to authorities, who arrested both thieves.
Investigators did not want to release his name The protagonist of this story. Published on August 24, Santa Barbara County Office in California (USA). A hint It tells the story of a woman Los Alamos. After being the victim of several thefts from her mailbox, the woman decides Follow an unconventional method Find the thief. According to the release, the woman sends her AirTag attached to her phone.
Apple devices are capable of AirTags Track their location By DBluetooth technology. In practice they are visible on the map if they were originally connected to the iPhone. The plan works: the package, like the others, is stolen and the girl communicates everythingSheriff's Office. The thieves were found and identified.
Two people found with Airtag Virginia Francesca Laura27 years old, and Donald Ashton Terry37 years old. The two were found in possession of other stolen items, including checks and credit cards, and were arrested by officers. The sheriff's office praised the woman for the airtag plan and the discovery of the thieves. He followed the safe path: She did not intervene directly to recover the stolen goods but wanted to Contact the authorities.
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Airtag problem: No localization required
Airtags are great A little more than a dime. They can be easily hidden in a car, in the bottom of a bag or directly in a coat pocket. In some cases they are very useful and are often combined with sets of keys. Many people use them to track dogs or cats but use AirTags for this purpose It is not highly recommended. In these cases airtags, attached to unofficial collars, are dangerous Ingested by the animal.
However, the problem is tracking without consent. These devices are at the center of follow-up cases where they came from hidden between individual effects A victim can be tracked anywhere very accurately. Actually even The Two Thieves of Los Alamos were monitored without their consent. To avoid unnecessary tracking by Apple Introduced an announcement To report when one of these devices moves with us without being registered to our iPhone. Mostly a notification It did not reach the thieves of Los Alamos: Maybe they don't have a sufficiently upgraded iPhone.
