AirTag Catches a Bad Guy
By SecureMac.com
We’ve spent a lot of time on The Checklist talking about the potential risks of AirTag, Apple’s personal tracking device for your stuff. But this week, we’re sharing a (sort of) positive AirTag story for once!
According to insider.com, AirTag helped law enforcement catch an airport baggage handler who was stealing passengers’ luggage.
When a victim contacted police with the last known location of the AirTag she’d stowed in her suitcase, the Sheriff’s Office was able to cross-reference that location data with the home address of an airline employee.
The authorities paid the 19-year-old man a visit at his home. He admitted to going through the victim’s bag…and that of another passenger. All told, the police recovered over $15,000 worth of stolen property from the thief.
It’s a good lesson about how AirTag users should handle a suspected theft — and for once, a nice story about someone using AirTag as intended!
Image credit: Onur Binay, Unsplash
