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Apple AirTag used to help Florida police locate luggage thief

This is one of the upsides of AirTags. A Florida Arline worker was arrested after an Apple AirTag help authorities locate a traveler’s missing luggage. According to Insider, Giovanni De Luca, an airline subcontractor at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, has charged with two counts of grand theft, according to a statement by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s […]

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“Silent AirTags” surface on eBay and Etsy, highlight privacy and legal concerns

This could be construed as concerning. According to PCMag, a number of Apple AirTag tracking devices with deactivated speakers have been spotted for sale on eBay and Etsy, raising privacy concerns about the risks of removing one of the AirTag’s safeguards. The modified AirTags, dubbed “Silent ‌AirTags‌,” have had their internal speaker removed so that […]

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Apple Watch open to Activation Lock bypass, can be paired with other iPhones

This may be something that’ll need to be fixed in a near-term firmware update. A new video has shown that the Apple Watch’s wrist-detection, which is designed to ask for your passcode if the wearable is removed from your wrist. The iDownloadBlog video demonstrates how the Apple Watch can be reset without having to enter […]

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iOS 7 developer beta incorporates password disable feature

As mentioned before, it’s the beta versions that point out the cool stuff on the horizon. Per AppleInsider, Apple’s latest beta build of iOS 7 makes it more difficult for thieves to get away with stealing an iOS device by requiring a user’s password to be entered when disabling the “Find My iPhone” functionality. The […]