AirTag proves yet again it may be time to hide a tracker in your car

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A Canadian man hid an AirTag in his BMW, which led to a swift vehicle recovery after a theft.

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The AirTag had been hidden in Saamer Mansoor's BMW for about six months before it served its purpose. Apple's tracker is about the size of a quarter and can be hidden easily in something as large as a vehicle.

According to a report from CTV News, that was shared by 9to5Mac, Mansoor was able to recover his BMW only a few hours after discovering the vehicle was stolen. His brother alerted him that the BMW was missing, but a quick look at Apple's Find My revealed it was parked at a motel.

Mansoor and his brother headed to the AirTag's location and dialed the police on the way. They were able to recover the vehicle and most of the belongings that were inside.

The vehicle's theft surprised Mansoor, who said he was always careful. But when dealing with his sick son the night before, he forgot to roll his window up -- giving the thieves a perfect opportunity.

The Apple AirTag is a relatively cheap tracking device that provides users access to Apple's Find My network for only $30 a pop. While hiding the AirTag in the BMW was only a preventative measure, it saved Mansoor a lot of headache.

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  • Reply 1 of 6
    ...does it also potentially surveillance capitalize customer data in a nebulous quid pro quo...?

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  • Reply 2 of 6
    Then again, my BMW always sends it's last location to the BMW cloud and I can see where it is on the MyBMW App on my iPhone. So why bother with another tracker?
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  • Reply 3 of 6
    clexmanclexman Posts: 219member
    If someone steals my car, they can keep it. 
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  • Reply 4 of 6
    badmonkbadmonk Posts: 1,342member
    That’s why i put them in my cars here in South Florida.  At the least, I’ll be able to find it in the Fort Lauderdale airport parking lot or other large parking lot.

    And honestly, I don’t mind that an iPhone carrying thief is told that the AirTag is following them, their efforts to find the AirTag will only delay them (they are well hidden).
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  • Reply 5 of 6
    badmonk said:
    And honestly, I don’t mind that an iPhone carrying thief is told that the AirTag is following them, their efforts to find the AirTag will only delay them (they are well hidden).
    Can the thief use the same direction finding mechanism to locate it? When I try to find my keys I get arrows pointing to the location.
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  • Reply 6 of 6
    badmonk said:
    That’s why i put them in my cars here in South Florida.  At the least, I’ll be able to find it in the Fort Lauderdale airport parking lot or other large parking lot.

    And honestly, I don’t mind that an iPhone carrying thief is told that the AirTag is following them, their efforts to find the AirTag will only delay them (they are well hidden).
    That’s why Airtags don’t work well. What’s the use of a tracker when it notifies the thief there is an unknown device travelling with him/her??? Privacy protection is ok, but this undermines the whole use of the device.
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