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You realize these devices already exist and for much cheaper right? In fact you can buy or make your own with gps and a sim card too. This technology isn't new at all. Even this exact product isn't new, you can already do this with Tile. The big difference is that AirTags are more secure.

> And even if users don’t have an iOS device, an AirTag separated from its owner for an extended period of time will play a sound when moved to draw attention to it.

I'm not sure how that solves anything. I'm worried about situations like people tracking others by placing the AirTag on their person. If they gotten close to them once, they can probably do it more times too, to retrigger the inactivity period.

Good luck hearing that when it’s stuck to the bottom of your car.

That being said, plenty of devices are already available to cheaply track people without them knowing.

According to the link, if the tag is away from the owner you can disable tracking with a NFC-enabled device, as well as an iPhone.

It's not for anti-theft