It was one of the great moments of the last keynoteSpring Loadedfrom Apple. After months of rumors, the apple brand has formalized the launch of itsAirTag. This small circular tag makes it easy to find your everyday objects in the event of loss, such as your keys or your wallet.
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Very attractive on paper, this technology could also be used to spy on someone remotely. This risk was taken very seriously by the Cupertino company. In an interview given to our colleagues atFastCompany, Kaiann Drance, vice president of global iPhone product marketing, explains:
When it came to designing our own product, we thought carefully about how to do it right in a way that no one else in the industry has ever done before.
Samsung seems to be taking inspiration from Apple
Concretely, an iPhone user will therefore receive a notification indicating that an unknown AirTag has followed them. For those who do not own an Apple smartphone, a solution has also been found. When an AirTag owner has been separated from their device for three days, the device will emit a sound, which should alert the person being tracked.
Once the device has been located, it will be possible to contact law enforcement who will be able to identify the owner of an AirTag by requesting it from Apple. As with other products, the tracker is thus linked to several pieces of information when it is activated, including the identifier, name, email address and even the date of birth. Finally, in the event of theft, Apple also provides locks, as is already the case for iPhones.
Interestingly, we have also just learned thatSamsung has updated its SmartThings serviceFind which allows you to locate smartphones, tablets, connected watches and other devices from the South Korean firm. A search function for unknown tags has been added, and as for Apple, it allows you to identify nearby Galaxy SmartTags which are not registered by the user and which could be spying.
