AirTag data crucial to recovery of man's lost luggage
One man used his Apple AirTags to track his missing luggage and make a compelling argument for the airline that lost it to get involved.
Elliot Sharod traveled to South Africa for his wedding in April. However, when he arrived back in Dublin, the starting point of his trip, his bags had mysteriously vanished.
The three missing bags contained sentimental objects from his wedding -- handwritten notes from guests, wedding invitations, itineraries. However, they also each had another item -- an AirTag.
The Apple-designed item tracker is small enough to hide nearly anywhere. Sharod hid his in a sock.
Sharod has been actively tracking his bags during his trip home, noting that he had a "robust" itinerary that took the couple through multiple airports.
The bags never made it to Dublin. Instead, they wound up in Frankfurt, Germany, where they were transferred to a gate area.
Sharod reached out to the airline, Aer Lingus, to inform them that the bags were missing. Aer Lingus responded, saying they would route the bags from Frankfurt to London to deliver them to the Sharods' home in Surrey.
Eventually, two of the bags did show up, but a third is still missing. Sharod notes that the bag was delivered to a location in London, then moved three streets to a different location days later.
After failed attempts to locate the bag by the Aer Lingus, Sharod has taken to posting updates on his Twitter about the experience.
He called the airline's response to the situation appalling and made a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the locations where the bag had been tracked.
After CNN picked up the story, Sharod received his missing bag on the evening of April 22.
Apple introduced the long-awaited AirTag at the "Spring Loaded" event in April 2021. The new devices are meant to aid users in tracking objects that otherwise have no smart features, like backpacks and keys. They utilize the Ultra-Wideband chip in the latest iPhones to find lost devices with precision accuracy.
AirTags costs $39 for a single device. A pack of four is available for $99. Customers can engrave their AirTag with four text characters or select from a handful of emojis.
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Elliot Sharod traveled to South Africa for his wedding in April. However, when he arrived back in Dublin, the starting point of his trip, his bags had mysteriously vanished.
The three missing bags contained sentimental objects from his wedding -- handwritten notes from guests, wedding invitations, itineraries. However, they also each had another item -- an AirTag.
The Apple-designed item tracker is small enough to hide nearly anywhere. Sharod hid his in a sock.
Sharod has been actively tracking his bags during his trip home, noting that he had a "robust" itinerary that took the couple through multiple airports.
The bags never made it to Dublin. Instead, they wound up in Frankfurt, Germany, where they were transferred to a gate area.
Sharod reached out to the airline, Aer Lingus, to inform them that the bags were missing. Aer Lingus responded, saying they would route the bags from Frankfurt to London to deliver them to the Sharods' home in Surrey.
Eventually, two of the bags did show up, but a third is still missing. Sharod notes that the bag was delivered to a location in London, then moved three streets to a different location days later.
After failed attempts to locate the bag by the Aer Lingus, Sharod has taken to posting updates on his Twitter about the experience.
He called the airline's response to the situation appalling and made a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the locations where the bag had been tracked.
Hi @AerLingus - perhaps a PowerPoint presentation on the journey you've sent my lost/stolen bag on will help?
I've told you multiple times where it is and you're doing nothing about it.
This has been a shocking experience with you pic.twitter.com/105BdEM7MU-- AirTag Adventurer (@aviosAdventurer)
After CNN picked up the story, Sharod received his missing bag on the evening of April 22.
We have the bag!
Goodnight all-- AirTag Adventurer (@aviosAdventurer)
Apple introduced the long-awaited AirTag at the "Spring Loaded" event in April 2021. The new devices are meant to aid users in tracking objects that otherwise have no smart features, like backpacks and keys. They utilize the Ultra-Wideband chip in the latest iPhones to find lost devices with precision accuracy.
AirTags costs $39 for a single device. A pack of four is available for $99. Customers can engrave their AirTag with four text characters or select from a handful of emojis.
Read on AppleInsider
Comments
I admire your tracking skills but equally you could probably do the same for any house picture posted on the internet, an address you see online, or you walk past in real life. That information is just out there. In the UK if privacy is an issue most platforms give an option to blur your home and even remove personal data on line.
Your concern has no relevance as to whether or not there was an AirTag at that location and relates to almost the entire concept of privacy of information posted on line.
Shame on your proof reading though!
I just bought another 4-pack since Costco is the best price for them and has them in stock again. I only wish that you can share their use with others, at least on your family plan.
He posted the guy's address and a photo of his house on Twitter without the person's permission. That's not only against Twitter's rules, it could be considered a form of doxxing or harassment. Regardless of the legality, he violated the website's rules and could potentially be banned by Twitter for that violation.
And by no means did I say in my post that AirTags aren't legal in and of themselves. Some people misquote others badly, probably because their arguments are otherwise weak. All I said was that I'm not sure if it should be legal to post detailed personal information about other people, especially if they are not guilty of anything.
2) It's not a question of legality,, but if you think he violated Twitter's terms then report the post. Good luck with that.
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Shame on your proof reading though!