Since their release, we've heard about many surprising uses for AirTags. If some cases are very problematic, we think of harassment, others are on the contrary very positive, and this is what happened recently in Texas.
A family was indeed tired of the repeated thefts from their uncle's grave. One of them then had the idea of placing an Apple tracker on one of the bronze memorial vases costing $600.
The 1001 uses of AirTags
The criminals did it again, and Tony Velazquez decided to contact the police to inform them of the location of the object. Once there, the authorities were surprised to find 102 vases stolen over the past two months. According to the local police chief, the thieves intended to resell them to a local scrap dealer.
Once again, the AirTag has succeeded in thwarting the plans of ill-intentioned people. Recently, we spoke to you, for example, aboutthis investigationof the Mexican journalist Pamela Cerdeira who used this accessory to uncover a scandal.
By placing trackers on donations theoretically sent to victims of the earthquakes in Turkey, she in fact realized that these deliveries were arriving... in Mexico. Government officials have promised to investigate to shed light on this matter.
This story testifies to an original use of these objects, to say the least. Others make much less laudable use of it, and New York Attorney General Letitia James recentlyissued a warning noticeto the attention of consumers to warn them of the risks associated with misuse of AirTags.
Please note that you can alwaysreread our articlewhere we list 5 original (and positive) ways to use your AirTags.
