Hackernews posts about AirTags

AirTags is a Bluetooth-based tracking device developed by Apple that allows users to keep track of their personal items and devices using the Find My network.

1. AirTags key to discovery of Houston's plastic recycling deception (appleinsider.com)
   148 points by JumpCrisscross 16 days ago | 155 comments
2. Texan used Apple AirTags to discover plastics in Houston aren't being recycled (www.tomshardware.com)
   65 points by dataflow 16 days ago | 60 comments
3. Woman uses AirTags to nab alleged parcel-pinching scum (www.theregister.com)
   6 points by LinuxBender 19 days ago | 1 comments
4. FindMy Flipper – AirTag and SmartTag Emulator (github.com)
   282 points by jstrieb 29 days ago | 65 comments
5. A Pipeline Made of Airbags (ferd.ca)
   198 points by packetlost 12 days ago | 42 comments
6. Californian fed up with stolen mail sends Apple AirTag to herself to catch thief (apnews.com)
   103 points by achristmascarl 25 days ago | 131 comments
7. Woman tired of her mail getting stolen used an Apple AirTag to catch the thieves (www.cnn.com)
   22 points by peutetre 23 days ago | 11 comments
8. Family fishes out unexpected AirTag in child's pocket at Tennessee Aquarium (newschannel9.com)
   2 points by gregors 19 days ago | 1 comments
9. AirTag helps track down mail theft suspects (www.ksby.com)
   2 points by itbeho 27 days ago | discuss
10. Lufthansa bans AirTags in checked luggage (onemileatatime.com)
    584 points by N19PEDL2 almost 2 years ago | 600 comments
11. Carpenter's AirTags help uncover 'massive' case of stolen tools in Maryland (www.washingtonpost.com)
    283 points by williamsmj 4 months ago | 321 comments
12. Lufthansa has not banned AirTags (liveandletsfly.com)
    235 points by bookofjoe almost 2 years ago | 247 comments
13. NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car thefts (arstechnica.com)
    208 points by pseudolus over 1 year ago | 417 comments
14. Passenger Uses AirTags, Discovers Airline Donated Their Bags to Charity (www.blogto.com)
    197 points by danboarder over 1 year ago | 246 comments
15. Toronto man uses AirTags to track stolen SUV to Dubai [video] (www.youtube.com)
    118 points by justin66 8 months ago | 133 comments
16. Traffic jams, AirTags and GPS darts are ways NY, NJ are trying to stop car theft (gothamist.com)
    70 points by DamnInteresting 6 months ago | 67 comments
17. AirTags catch United Airlines in lie about missing luggage (appleinsider.com)
    62 points by Brajeshwar over 1 year ago | 8 comments
18. Apple AirTags stalking led to ruin and murders, lawsuit says (arstechnica.com)
    54 points by pfych 11 months ago | 58 comments
19. Lufthansa confirms ban on “activated AirTags” (twitter.com)
    22 points by schappim almost 2 years ago | 1 comments
20. D.C. Unveils Its Newest Solution to Car Theft: Apple AirTags (dcist.com)
    14 points by Brajeshwar 11 months ago | 5 comments
21. Ask HN: Can you end up on the “No Fly” list for putting AirTags in your luggage?
    13 points by benguild about 1 year ago | 18 comments
22. Air New Zealand Bans AirTags (onemileatatime.com)
    13 points by bookofjoe almost 2 years ago | discuss
23. Find My Kids app is basically AirTags for your offspring (www.theregister.com)
    9 points by rntn over 1 year ago | 3 comments
24. Lufthansa Unbans AirTags (twitter.com)
    9 points by arecurrence almost 2 years ago | discuss
25. Lufthansa Says Apple AirTags Are Once Again Allowed in Checked Bags (www.nytimes.com)
    6 points by Brajeshwar almost 2 years ago | 1 comments
26. Reverse Engineering Apple AirTags for Fun and Profit (adamcatley.com)
    6 points by greatjack613 over 1 year ago | discuss
27. An Uneasy Use for Apple’s AirTags: Tracking a Loved One with Dementia (www.wsj.com)
    5 points by bookofjoe almost 2 years ago | 2 comments
28. Don’t steal AirPods, they’re basically AirTags (9to5mac.com)
    4 points by binaryanomaly over 1 year ago | discuss
29. Apple AirTags Are the Best Luggage Trackers (www.nytimes.com)
    4 points by sherilm almost 2 years ago | discuss
30. Parents are using AirTags to track kids and give them freedom (www.washingtonpost.com)
    3 points by ecliptik about 1 year ago | 5 comments
31. I wrote a macOS app to save the movements of your own AirTags and iPhones (www.findmylogger.com)
    3 points by buibuibui 6 months ago | 3 comments
32. Police alert residents of stalkers using Apple AirTags for malicious tracking (komonews.com)
    3 points by sirpunch 8 months ago | 1 comments
33. AirTags track car thieves – but you don't have to (www.axios.com)
    3 points by psychanarch over 1 year ago | 1 comments
34. NYPD asks people to put Apple AirTags in their cars to help find stolen vehicles (www.cnbc.com)
    3 points by arprocter over 1 year ago | 1 comments
35. Russian Human Smuggler Used AirTags to Track/Control Woman He Brought into US (www.courtwatch.news)
    3 points by vinnyglennon 3 months ago | discuss
36. A carpenter used Apple AirTags to find his stolen tools – along with 15K others (boingboing.net)
    3 points by thunderbong 4 months ago | discuss
37. Criminals in Montreal Using AirTags to Steal Vehicles (www.macrumors.com)
    3 points by mikhael 6 months ago | discuss
38. Washington D.C. Gives Residents Free AirTags to Help Track Stolen Cars (www.pcmag.com)
    3 points by dmitrygr 11 months ago | discuss
39. How the Apple AirTags were hacked (2021) [video] (www.youtube.com)
    3 points by nebben64 11 months ago | discuss