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• @_inside Guilherme Rambo on x

  AirTags have a user-replaceable coin cell battery that Apple says should last for about a year. There's a little tutorial on iOS teaching you how to perform the delicate operation. https://twitter.com/...

• @kingthor @kingthor on x

  so there are some seemingly good protections, here https://www.apple.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @ct_bergstrom Carl T. Bergstrom on x

  A tiny bluetooth tracking device that a stalker could slip anywhere? #airtags are TERRIBLE idea from @Apple. Their solution is bullshit. First, who would know to do this? Second, imagine the psychological toll of having to do it daily or more often. https://www.macrumors.com/... …

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  Also just realized by binding AirTags to iOS 14.5, every silicon valley influencer, and Facebook employee, who wants AirTags will also have to update their OS to block Facebook's surveillance advertising model across other apps.😂 https://twitter.com/...

• @oliviasolon Olivia Solon on x

  With AirTags, my mind immediately went to how they could be misused by stalkers/domestic abusers, but it's interesting to see how Apple has thought about that https://twitter.com/...

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on x

  Meanwhile, Samsung has launched a similar product (before Airtag, but long after Apple started the underlying network) - but has only 70m ‘helper devices’. Apple will have close to a billion, and blanket coverage in US cities given its market share there https://www.samsungmobile…

• @rsgnl Joe Rossignol on x

  Full credit to @jon_prosser where deserved: he accurately leaked both the AirTag design and the colorful new iMac

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on x

  It's something that you'd expect to see as a concept from some university futurism lab - very clever, and zero chance of getting built or shipped. But Apple leverages the chips, the software integration and a 1bn user base to make it real. A global, encrypted, P2P wireless mesh