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Apple AirTag
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08/30/22 01:17 PM
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The Dude Abides
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Buddy had his golf bag stolen on Saturday. What the POS thief didn't know was there was an Apple AirTag hidden away. He had it recovered within 2 hours. 4-pack at Amazon for $100. Money well spent IMO.
I WOULD IMAGINE THESE WOULD WORK GREAT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT LEAVE CASED GUNS IN YOUR TRUCKS OR CARS.
Last edited by The Dude Abides; 08/30/22 02:22 PM.
I am still looking for the perfect apron, one with reinforced knee areas would be perfect.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: The Dude Abides]
#8677017
08/30/22 02:04 PM
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Sneaky
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Is that some sort of gps tracker?
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: The Dude Abides]
#8677024
08/30/22 02:12 PM
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The Dude Abides
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Small tracker, little larger than a quarter.
I am still looking for the perfect apron, one with reinforced knee areas would be perfect.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: The Dude Abides]
#8677073
08/30/22 03:06 PM
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TurkeyHunter
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Better not to leave an unsecured firearm at all.
Where did he find golf bag?
To be determined
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: The Dude Abides]
#8677087
08/30/22 03:19 PM
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Judd
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If the POS has an iPhone their phone will notify them there is a tag near by tracking...the reason they did this was some guys were using them as a stalking tool. Read an article not long ago about a lady who randomly found one in her purse and had no clue who put it in there.
Don't let your ears hear what your eyes didn't see, and don't let your mouth say what your heart doesn't feel
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: TurkeyHunter]
#8677096
08/30/22 03:29 PM
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The Dude Abides
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Better not to leave an unsecured firearm at all.
Where did he find golf bag? I concur about unsecured firearms but you know the overall general consensus on the THF...it's been beat to death. He lives in Scottsdale, AZ. About 20 minutes from course he was playing.
Last edited by The Dude Abides; 08/30/22 03:32 PM.
I am still looking for the perfect apron, one with reinforced knee areas would be perfect.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: Judd]
#8677097
08/30/22 03:30 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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If the POS has an iPhone their phone will notify them there is a tag near by tracking...the reason they did this was some guys were using them as a stalking tool. Read an article not long ago about a lady who randomly found one in her purse and had no clue who put it in there. I put one my youngest at Disney, worked great. More worries about her getting lost in crowds then stolen but nonetheless. Down side is needs other apple devices around for location
Bottom line, never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals.-Sen Joni Ernst
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
#8677109
08/30/22 03:52 PM
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jeepercreeper
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If the POS has an iPhone their phone will notify them there is a tag near by tracking...the reason they did this was some guys were using them as a stalking tool. Read an article not long ago about a lady who randomly found one in her purse and had no clue who put it in there. I put one my youngest at Disney, worked great. More worries about her getting lost in crowds then stolen but nonetheless. Down side is needs other apple devices around for location Wow, thats a great idea. I have some Airtags but had only been using them when traveling to throw into luggage. These days with traffickers it only takes a few seconds of you turning your head or looking down at your phone.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: The Dude Abides]
#8677110
08/30/22 03:53 PM
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jeepercreeper
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Maybe I should attach them to my catalytic converters
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: Judd]
#8677126
08/30/22 04:08 PM
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flashman252
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If the POS has an iPhone their phone will notify them there is a tag near by tracking...the reason they did this was some guys were using them as a stalking tool. Read an article not long ago about a lady who randomly found one in her purse and had no clue who put it in there. I read this too. So I was wondering if this would really be a good thing because if the thief has an iphone, wouldn't it alert them it was in the area or on the thing they just stole? They could just find it and ditch it and then your stuff is still their stuff.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: The Dude Abides]
#8677130
08/30/22 04:13 PM
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not a fan. too much room for abuse.
Ultra MAGA '24.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: Judd]
#8677131
08/30/22 04:13 PM
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The Dude Abides
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If the POS has an iPhone their phone will notify them there is a tag near by tracking...the reason they did this was some guys were using them as a stalking tool. Read an article not long ago about a lady who randomly found one in her purse and had no clue who put it in there. So my wife just tested this. My AirTag in her purse. She did not get any alert on her iPhone. How does this alert her she's being tracked?
I am still looking for the perfect apron, one with reinforced knee areas would be perfect.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: The Dude Abides]
#8677138
08/30/22 04:21 PM
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flashman252
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Ya I dont understand these little things but I knew they had issues with people being stalker on celebrities. So I thought apple made it where it could be detected by other devices which defeated the purpose of not informing thieves there was one present if they had an Iphone. I haven't done hardly any research into them but that is what I understood after criminals started abusing them so that was it for me.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: The Dude Abides]
#8677160
08/30/22 04:50 PM
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The Dude Abides
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I am still looking for the perfect apron, one with reinforced knee areas would be perfect.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: The Dude Abides]
#8677163
08/30/22 04:52 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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If the POS has an iPhone their phone will notify them there is a tag near by tracking...the reason they did this was some guys were using them as a stalking tool. Read an article not long ago about a lady who randomly found one in her purse and had no clue who put it in there. So my wife just tested this. My AirTag in her purse. She did not get any alert on her iPhone. How does this alert her she's being tracked? It’s not immediately, takes 10 minutes plus.
Bottom line, never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals.-Sen Joni Ernst
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
#8677176
08/30/22 05:06 PM
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If the POS has an iPhone their phone will notify them there is a tag near by tracking...the reason they did this was some guys were using them as a stalking tool. Read an article not long ago about a lady who randomly found one in her purse and had no clue who put it in there. I put one my youngest at Disney, worked great. More worries about her getting lost in crowds then stolen but nonetheless. Down side is needs other apple devices around for location It’s only a matter of time before the elderly have these for when they wander off
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: Judd]
#8677179
08/30/22 05:11 PM
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ducknbass
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If the POS has an iPhone their phone will notify them there is a tag near by tracking...the reason they did this was some guys were using them as a stalking tool. Read an article not long ago about a lady who randomly found one in her purse and had no clue who put it in there. Some Romans 1:30 coming to fruition there.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: The Dude Abides]
#8677187
08/30/22 05:17 PM
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flashman252
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I am so dumb when it comes to this stuff. So read the article, and if you have airpods and it detects a tag that is near you, it will say detected some unwanted device. Also the iphone will alert you of this undetected device supposedly if its near you or if you are being tracked. So again, I guess that kind of sucks if the thief has an iphone or an apple product, it should detect them that there is an air tag and they will just ditch it and still run off with your stuff.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: The Dude Abides]
#8677215
08/30/22 05:45 PM
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Mickey Moose
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The US DoJ is prepping to file an anti-trust against Apple [regarding AirTags].
My botnet is bigger than yours.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: flashman252]
#8677216
08/30/22 05:46 PM
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The Dude Abides
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I am so dumb when it comes to this stuff. So read the article, and if you have airpods and it detects a tag that is near you, it will say detected some unwanted device. Also the iphone will alert you of this undetected device supposedly if its near you or if you are being tracked. So again, I guess that kind of sucks if the thief has an iphone or an apple product, it should detect them that there is an air tag and they will just ditch it and still run off with your stuff. That's the way I read it too however my wife has had it in her purse for about 30 min and she has yet to get any message on her iPhone. She's very tech savvy too.
I am still looking for the perfect apron, one with reinforced knee areas would be perfect.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: The Dude Abides]
#8677218
08/30/22 05:48 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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I am so dumb when it comes to this stuff. So read the article, and if you have airpods and it detects a tag that is near you, it will say detected some unwanted device. Also the iphone will alert you of this undetected device supposedly if its near you or if you are being tracked. So again, I guess that kind of sucks if the thief has an iphone or an apple product, it should detect them that there is an air tag and they will just ditch it and still run off with your stuff. That's the way I read it too however my wife has had it in her purse for about 30 min and she has yet to get any message on her iPhone. She's very tech savvy too. Take your phone out of range of it or turn phone off and see if she picks it up. I connected my kids to my phone. When they got out of range it would alert me, and then wife would get a pop up about them when she was with the kids and me away
Bottom line, never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals.-Sen Joni Ernst
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Re: Apple AirTag
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08/30/22 05:51 PM
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The Dude Abides
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I am so dumb when it comes to this stuff. So read the article, and if you have airpods and it detects a tag that is near you, it will say detected some unwanted device. Also the iphone will alert you of this undetected device supposedly if its near you or if you are being tracked. So again, I guess that kind of sucks if the thief has an iphone or an apple product, it should detect them that there is an air tag and they will just ditch it and still run off with your stuff. That's the way I read it too however my wife has had it in her purse for about 30 min and she has yet to get any message on her iPhone. She's very tech savvy too. Take your phone out of range of it and see if she pics it up. I connected my kids to my phone. When they got out of range it would alert me, and then wife would get a pop up about them when she was with the kids and me away I'm 200 miles from her.
I am still looking for the perfect apron, one with reinforced knee areas would be perfect.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: The Dude Abides]
#8677223
08/30/22 05:52 PM
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txwildcat
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As with everything some will find a way to abuse. After by Daughter/SIL had one of their dogs escape through the fence (we thought it was gone as we looked for hours), they added the air tags to the dogs collars and does a good job tracking them.
Of course, this wont stop the crooks as they'll just remove the collar/tag.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: txwildcat]
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08/30/22 06:30 PM
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flashman252
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As with everything some will find a way to abuse. After by Daughter/SIL had one of their dogs escape through the fence (we thought it was gone as we looked for hours), they added the air tags to the dogs collars and does a good job tracking them.
Of course, this wont stop the crooks as they'll just remove the collar/tag. But what we are trying to figure out is if the dog didnt want to be tracked. So what apple is saying they have done is that if an airtag comes into contact with another apple device that is not known, it will let the apple user know. What we are trying to figure out is how not to be tracked by one of these devices since they were abused. According to The DUDE, his wife has had his air tag in her purse for 30 minutes and she isn't being alerted. This means people still can track you if you do not want to be tracked which is kind of scary as well. In some ways then it might be worth our while to keep with our belongings, but in some ways it is also scary in the wrong hands if people are tracking you and you have no idea it is happening.
Last edited by flashman252; 08/30/22 06:35 PM.
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Re: Apple AirTag
[Re: The Dude Abides]
#8677308
08/30/22 07:17 PM
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ntxtrapper
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They are so easy to defeat with an iPhone.
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