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Apple’s new tracker has a lot of positive uses, but you might be concerned that you’re being tracked without your knowledge.

broadcasts to nearby Apple devices that then upload the data for you We released an macOS application to retrieve, decode and display the uploaded data: https://github.com/positive-security/send-my Being inherent to the privacy and security-focused design of the Find My Offline Finding system, it seems unlikely that this misuse can be prevented completely Introduction With the recent release of Apples AirTags, I was curious whether Find Mys Offline Finding network could be (ab)used to upload...

Someone has been able to send arbitrary text via the Find My network. They created a fake AirTag to send the messages. Find My, the network of iOS and macOS devices that is used by AirTag and others for location tracking, can be used to send arbitrary text to other devices. Thats the discovery of one security researcher who published their findings in a new blog post. Researcher Fabian Bräunlein essentially created a fake AirTag to send text across the Find My network, receiving it on a remote...

Set up and design Lisa Eadicicco/Insider AirTags are just as easy to set up as AirPods, which means you barely have to do anything at all to get started.  The moment you pull the tab on the back of an AirTag to remove its wrapping, your phone recognizes the device, making the setup process more seamless than that of other similar tags. I like this for two reasons. Not only does it make the setup process simple, but it also ensures its intentional. If for some ...

As helpful as the feature might be, the Samsung Galaxy “Offline finding” notification is one of the most annoying things about using these Android phones in 2021. Those who have the feature disabled will constantly be pestered by the “Turn on Offline finding?” notification. Here’s how to stop it. How to stop the “Turn on Offline finding?” notification To stop the “Turn on Offline finding?” notification, users must do the following: Tap the notification. Select the menu in the...