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Would it use Apple devices that aren't officially signed up to 'tags' too? It's an interesting and maybe worrying concept!
Yes, that's the whole point, every Apple device (once it had been updated to the right version of iOS) would be tracking any tags it can see, if BlueTooth is enabled, etc.
Not really worrying as the only thing it should be reporting the status of are tags that people want to be located, which is the whole point of buying them.
Also as long as the location of tags that aren't marked as lost/stolen is not retained on any device or centrally for anything longer than a small one or two day window to give the owners a chance to mark it as lost/stolen.
Also as long as the ID of the device that was in contact with the tag was not recorded, otherwise that information could be used to track to location of a device (and not the tag).
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Yeah I just read this too which might hinder using it as a security device?:
AirTag is designed to discourage unwanted tracking. If someone else’s AirTag finds its way into your stuff, your iPhone will notice it’s travelling with you and send you an alert. After a while, if you still haven’t found it, the AirTag will start playing a sound to let you know it’s there.
Squaredisk
Would it use Apple devices that aren't officially signed up to 'tags' too? It's an interesting and maybe worrying concept!