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AirTag again exposes lies told by airlines about lost luggage (appleinsider.com)
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[–] RajaGila@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

AirTags actually use an encryption scheme. The AirTag will broadcast a public key. The private key is stored in your iPhone and iCloud keyring. Once your phone fetches the location reports from apple's online service it can decrypt the actual location of the AirTag.