"Oh no, thief! Don't worry, the AirTag is here to save your backpack"... Sounds like one of those cringy old-school TV ads, but oh well, something like that did happen in Charlotte, NC, when a backpack with an AirTag attached to it was stolen. The police were able to track and arrest the suspect thanks to Apple's little item tracker, reports AppleInsider.
The police seem to have a new investigator... Apple's AirTag
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department tracked the suspect of the stolen backpack using the information provided by the AirTag. Reportedly, the item tracker, using Apple's Find My app, was able to lead the police to the suspect's door. But then, the thief reportedly escaped with his car (still carrying the stolen backpack with him).
Well, not for long. Police chased after him, managed to find him, and arrested him. The suspect Mr. Green had reportedly been arrested five times before for other thefts (via WRAL.com).
This brief AirTag success story is only one of the many recently reported situations in which Apple's AirTag managed to prevent crimes or help find suspects or stolen items.
The AirTag is basically an item tracker that was launched by Apple last year, and it is a Tile-like item you can attach to your belongings (like bags, keys etc), and then use Apple's Find My network to locate them in case you lost them.
But the little device's reputation is a bit controversial, and the AirTag doesn't only have success stories under its belt. It seems many people have used the item tracker to try to stalk people (and thus some concerns were raised that AirTags make stalking easier).
Some malicious users could try to place an AirTag with someone's belongings to stalk them
It's important to mention that AirTag comes with built-in anti-stalking measures and protections, and Apple has released more software updates to it since its release to make it even harder to be used for malicious purposes.
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