Apple AirTags are being used to steal high-end cars

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  • Опубліковано 9 гру 2021
  • Police are alerting motorists to a new high-tech scam involving Apple AirTags.
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  • @rnettles6241
    @rnettles6241 2 роки тому +2338

    Tips to avoid car theft:
    Stay TFO of San Francisco.

    • @hmwoof6272
      @hmwoof6272 2 роки тому +15

      😂

    • @tz4238
      @tz4238 2 роки тому +51

      Yeah, because car theft doesn't happen anywhere else

    • @kimberly2915
      @kimberly2915 2 роки тому +76

      Couldn’t agree more…as a matter of fact just STFO of sh!t hole California 😂

    • @eyepatch3769
      @eyepatch3769 2 роки тому +63

      @@kimberly2915 I wish people who talk chit about California, would put what glorious state there from....

    • @CL-hf2fb
      @CL-hf2fb 2 роки тому +6

      Yeah like every part of SF is bad 🙄🙄 sorry to tell you but you watch too much news. Now Oakland ... that would make more sense 🤣 go to Oakland sir or mam

  • @maggiejetson7904
    @maggiejetson7904 2 роки тому +409

    Use 2 tags to avoid being stolen with 1 tag, damn it Apple is making a killing out of this nonsense.

    • @rebstrike4507
      @rebstrike4507 2 роки тому +9

      That’s just the full-proof method. You can just hide one in your car to potentially track the thief if it gets stolen. What the reporter is saying is that the thiefs might actually look for one in your car. So he suggests two so you can hide one in a somewhat obvious place to give them the satisfaction of finding one, but you have another deeply hidden in the car somewhere

    • @753238
      @753238 2 роки тому +7

      Now this will force Samsung users to buy Apple.

    • @Emma_madison
      @Emma_madison 2 роки тому +3

      @@753238 Apple already released an air tag app for andriod users

    • @christanomeredith1497
      @christanomeredith1497 2 роки тому +4

      @@753238 Samsung had these months before apple 🤦🏾

    • @sonotswifty
      @sonotswifty 2 роки тому +1

      Not like most new cars today already have location trackers hardwired in them

  • @aidanknight
    @aidanknight 2 роки тому +619

    i love the idea of a rapidly escalating airtags war: "ha HA i'll just put two airtags so if the thieves steal my car i'll track THEM" and then the thieves have another three airtags hidden underneath the car. But don't worry you have four hidden in the upholstery.

    • @leoserrano6032
      @leoserrano6032 2 роки тому +31

      Apple AirTags about to 📈🚀

    • @1001Hobbies
      @1001Hobbies 2 роки тому +24

      Great selling technique for Apple, eh? Criminals might steal your car after tracking it with Apple's product, so YOU should buy 2 of their product. Are you scared enough to yet? That's their technique.

    • @omniminokyo2
      @omniminokyo2 2 роки тому +3

      Don’t forget the AirTag will be installed on criminals with record. Anytime a pedophile get close to school it will beep

    • @user-cs9by8jd6l
      @user-cs9by8jd6l 2 роки тому +2

      @@omniminokyo2 for real? Wdym by installing it? Like microchip inside their bodies?

    • @hypercrack7440
      @hypercrack7440 2 роки тому +1

      And in the midst of this Chase Apple Makes Money from it💰💰💰

  • @drewpknutz1410
    @drewpknutz1410 2 роки тому +482

    Too funny, all these years and we are back to using "The Club"...LOL

    • @alphaomega5909
      @alphaomega5909 2 роки тому +28

      Still got mine,lol.

    • @doodlez2439
      @doodlez2439 2 роки тому +20

      still works

    • @sav-
      @sav- 2 роки тому +7

      Hahaa haven’t thought about those in a long time

    • @Misfit636
      @Misfit636 2 роки тому +6

      outdated gadgets be hacked🤣

    • @TwinQuan
      @TwinQuan 2 роки тому +11

      My honda was stolen with the club. They bent it off the steering wheel

  • @willishadams
    @willishadams 2 роки тому +818

    This is insane. I was in Puerto Rico for 10 days back in July and kept getting this apple air tag tracking warning on my phone. We were in a rented jeep and probably looked like easy targets. Luckily we traveled pretty far almost every day.

    • @forcedair92gt94
      @forcedair92gt94 2 роки тому +156

      The rental company was tracking their Jeep not you. HAHA.

    • @willishadams
      @willishadams 2 роки тому +68

      @@forcedair92gt94 I dunno it didn't happen for the first few days in San Juan and then started when we got to ponce. I just disabled it after it popped up a few times. Seems like a bad way to track a rental car.

    • @SirEnzo371
      @SirEnzo371 2 роки тому +64

      @@willishadams I had it happen to me near my home. I kept the tracker on it and called the cops who had no idea what to do. So I just waited and lo and behold, a couple of teens pull up in my driveway at 2 AM at night and the cops came within minutes. According to the idiots, it was a harmless prank that they were pulling because they mistook my car for a friends. Dumbasses.

    • @tunedskillsz
      @tunedskillsz 2 роки тому +17

      I was going to use this on my motorcycle in case it gets stolen, but are you telling me that your phone will automatically tell you that its there? Kinda defeats the purpose of it.

    • @willishadams
      @willishadams 2 роки тому +9

      @@tunedskillsz yeah if you have an iPhone and there's an air tag near by it will send an alert. I was able to disable it so I think anyone with an iPhone could do the same.

  • @emiliorosa7628
    @emiliorosa7628 2 роки тому +352

    I disagree with what he said in regards to pulling over to a quite spot in the event that you find one on your car. I recommend you drive to the nearest Police station and park right in front. Then call the police and let them know why you’re there so they can send someone to meet you. NEVER drive anywhere other than a police station, this way they won’t know where you live. These people can be, and often are dangerous.

    • @emiliorosa7628
      @emiliorosa7628 2 роки тому +8

      @@AlphaOmegaSigma07 Exactly my point. Thank you.

    • @FodoBolseta
      @FodoBolseta 2 роки тому +1

      Also they might even collect fingerprints from the thieve

    • @papasscooperiaworker3649
      @papasscooperiaworker3649 2 роки тому +3

      @@emiliorosa7628 why would they even advise parking in a quiet spot? like wtf if you were being stalked (not in car) you'd try to move to a place with people for help.

    • @MaxKeppeler
      @MaxKeppeler 2 роки тому +2

      In USA it doesn't matter if they park in front of a police station, the car will be gone lol

  • @paulquon4495
    @paulquon4495 2 роки тому +307

    How about jail the car thief for 10 years no parole if caught.

    • @Sulfen
      @Sulfen 2 роки тому +20

      The problem with that is there they'll be incentivized to commit higher crimes to prevent getting caught. If they're gonna get 10 years may as well beat the person unconscious and steal the car.

    • @rxonmymind8362
      @rxonmymind8362 2 роки тому +2

      Strangely he drove off into the ocean with my car. 🤣

    • @Chorkaloopa
      @Chorkaloopa 2 роки тому +6

      @Paul, but that would mean justice is served. Politicians/lawmakers don't write laws to ensure justice. (Hint: Because they are covering their own criminal asses.)

    • @yackawaytube
      @yackawaytube 2 роки тому +8

      Cruel and unusual punishment. You don't get 10 years for killing someone while drunk driving.

    • @grassgeese3916
      @grassgeese3916 2 роки тому +7

      it's just a goddamn car. 10 years no parole? sheeeesh

  • @sprague49
    @sprague49 2 роки тому +87

    Apple should have named it the iJack.

    • @rnettles6241
      @rnettles6241 2 роки тому +2

      iBitch...
      Yo.

    • @johnwalck3133
      @johnwalck3133 2 роки тому +10

      Or Apple Jacks…

    • @svalbard01
      @svalbard01 2 роки тому +4

      @@johnwalck3133 I believe that is the name of their Fleshlight.

    • @amzarnacht6710
      @amzarnacht6710 2 роки тому +2

      iJack, iPedo, iRape... all seem pretty valid tags because that's how the dark side will use them.

    • @urfavspacecadet
      @urfavspacecadet 2 роки тому

      Winner!!!!

  • @kennethgivons710
    @kennethgivons710 2 роки тому +111

    He says "ONLY" $30. And continues to recommend that people buy it. Sounds like an Apple ad.

    • @West_Coast
      @West_Coast 2 роки тому +10

      Then says buy 2...

    • @Rikimkigsck
      @Rikimkigsck 2 роки тому +4

      If $30 seems expensive to you. You are doing something terribly wrong in your life.

    • @West_Coast
      @West_Coast 2 роки тому +4

      @@Rikimkigsck its not that it's expensive, its more like people don't want to waste money on junk that's overpriced.

    • @lolawants2008
      @lolawants2008 2 роки тому +4

      Yep. A company that creates a product, that you need to own several of their products to protect yourself against. Apple is evil since Jobs died

    • @jackwindensky5606
      @jackwindensky5606 2 роки тому

      I think he meant that in comparison to what it could do. A mere $30 dollars can be used to steal $50,000+ cars.

  • @barrymccaulkiner7092
    @barrymccaulkiner7092 2 роки тому +55

    How to avoid getting your car stolen:
    Step 1: drive an old POS.

    • @ddeniz125
      @ddeniz125 2 роки тому +1

      Drive a manual. 80% of the people nowadays, don’t know how. Lol

    • @Mustafa-vz5kx
      @Mustafa-vz5kx 2 роки тому

      @@ddeniz125 That won’t work in Europe lol

  • @993mike
    @993mike 2 роки тому +50

    I like the way he says once you find it the tracker can be deactivated. I think the deactivation device is called a hammer

    • @txt0
      @txt0 2 роки тому +3

      That’s not what he meant.
      When your device finds the the tracker (he should have said when your iOS device finds a tracker signal following you), your iOS device will tell you a tracker is following you. And then prompts you with the option to disable the tracker even if you don’t know where the physical item is.
      This news seems propaganda because, if somebody else is tracking you due to AirTags, the first thing you would do is disable them as soon as you hear the beep or the phone notification. These devices were designed to prevent unauthorized tracking. Otherwise if stolen, how do they even know there was an AirTag involved?
      I use one in my car, and (when my Bluetooth is disabled) I can’t move 200 feet before it starts notifying my passenger that it is moving.

    • @jessewashere4734
      @jessewashere4734 2 роки тому +2

      Tie it to a bird and let it fly away. Good luck tracking that!

    • @opuzlife
      @opuzlife 2 роки тому +2

      You can just take the battery out…. It’s literally faster than using a hammer

  • @jeffleftjustified
    @jeffleftjustified 2 роки тому +149

    interesting that apple made a product that they knew damn well could and therefore would be used this way, and then the media reports that the best way for car owners to protect themselves is to buy two of them. 😂

    • @Ultima_Weapon_Rasiel
      @Ultima_Weapon_Rasiel 2 роки тому +37

      make the problem then sell you the solution business 101

    • @palofthepaw
      @palofthepaw 2 роки тому +6

      Just a clever marketing ruse by apple. Fear sells. “The best way to prevent it from happening is to buy 2 of them”, LOL!! Just get an transistor radio and search for the product. The antenna will make it static loudly.

    • @EscapeVelocity11186
      @EscapeVelocity11186 2 роки тому +12

      @SaltyBrains It’s actually pretty hilarious that people don’t seem to realize that Tile and Samsung had similar products out years before Apple made AirTags. Goes to show the kind of market dominance Apple has when its competitors products don’t even blip on the radar of the public consciousness despite having many years’ head start. Even the thieves in question didn’t think of using Tile or Samsung despite this MO being technologically feasible at the consumer level for nearly a decade now. GPS trackers are hardly a novel technology, yet everyone seems to be treating them like something out of Star Trek.

    • @williamlin2076
      @williamlin2076 2 роки тому +1

      it’s probably helped prevent property be stolen more then its helped

    • @Ultima_Weapon_Rasiel
      @Ultima_Weapon_Rasiel 2 роки тому +1

      @@williamlin2076 its helped more then its helped.. got it.

  • @tyronearnold6692
    @tyronearnold6692 2 роки тому +19

    Glad I drive a shitty car.

    • @mr.woowoo8826
      @mr.woowoo8826 2 роки тому +1

      💯💯💯😂😂😂

    • @gold.2948
      @gold.2948 2 роки тому

      Good that I don't even drive a car lol

    • @MagicalBread
      @MagicalBread 2 роки тому

      Exactly! My family has a 12 year old Toyota and a 16 year old Subaru.
      Everyone has 16 year old Subaru’s in the SF.
      No reason to steal.

  • @amzarnacht6710
    @amzarnacht6710 2 роки тому +110

    These are fantastic for tracking down porch pirates, too.
    But you've got to find a way to prevent apple telling the thieves that they're being tracked.

    • @pismodude2
      @pismodude2 2 роки тому +29

      Buy literally any other tracking product?

    • @smokeysify
      @smokeysify 2 роки тому +13

      Yeah, but its important. My 15 year old niece had some creep hide an airpod in her backpack and tracked her with that. So many stalkers out there

    • @liamwelsh5565
      @liamwelsh5565 2 роки тому +9

      @@pismodude2 Right?!?! It's like everyone thinks this is a revoluationary new technology even though GPS trackers have been out for years. Apple just took one and made it easy to integrate it into a persons iphone where they can also track their devices all in one spot.

    • @user-cs9by8jd6l
      @user-cs9by8jd6l 2 роки тому +1

      @@liamwelsh5565 take it easy mate. That's what they always do and most people don't really care who did first or whatever. It's what it is

    • @WheatMillington
      @WheatMillington 2 роки тому

      Instead of pre-emptively putting an airtag in your package, why not just bring your package inside? And what, exactly, is your plan once you've tracked down the thief, anyway?

  • @ericx4124
    @ericx4124 2 роки тому +21

    This happened to a friend. He found it, left it, and came out of the house with his brother, both pointing scatterguns, shouting “drop the gun” as they pressed their weapons to the unarmed perps heads.

    • @lopezb
      @lopezb 2 роки тому

      Did they pull the trigger? Tempting unfortunately....

  • @johnchase71
    @johnchase71 2 роки тому +24

    Tips to avoid car theft
    1. Vote republican
    2. buy a gun
    3. enforce laws on the books

    • @rnettles6241
      @rnettles6241 2 роки тому +2

      4. Move to Texas.

    • @heyaisdabomb
      @heyaisdabomb 2 роки тому +6

      The problem were finding out in California is the law says cops can't chase you if it's a misdemeanor. A traffic infraction, yes they can chase, but broke into a car an stole a laptop? Nope, all you have to do is flee and the cops can't chase. Stole under $950 worth of retail product? Nope, cops can't chase you. This is the problem.

    • @jhowardsupporter
      @jhowardsupporter 2 роки тому +5

      @@rnettles6241 Houston has a massive crime rate. You must be living on a farm somewhere having nightmares about rattlesnakes coming to get your cattle. How many times you been abducted? Did they beam you up and all that?

    • @louismaschio1003
      @louismaschio1003 2 роки тому

      💪💪💪👍👍✊✊✊✊

    • @MagicalBread
      @MagicalBread 2 роки тому

      Two out of the three I agree with.

  • @drewt.4353
    @drewt.4353 2 роки тому +124

    Mechanic told me once the only sure way to stop theft is to have a hidden fuel cutoff. And even then it won't work if they tow it.

    • @ironman332
      @ironman332 2 роки тому +5

      No your right that's all or take the starter or pump fuse out

    • @Zonewest
      @Zonewest 2 роки тому +39

      Or drive a car with a manual transmission.

    • @TwinQuan
      @TwinQuan 2 роки тому +9

      @@Zonewest my 5 speed honda with a steering wheel lock was stolen. I should have put a kill switch 🧐

    • @winning3329
      @winning3329 2 роки тому +8

      I'm glad I drive an old ugly bucket of a car.

    • @Nic1Moreno
      @Nic1Moreno 2 роки тому +6

      @@gurnblanston3210 Manual transmission makes it easier to start and steal...the car just has to be sett to acc and push started ...I've see it done to v echicles even with breath test immobilizers...

  • @euroschmau
    @euroschmau 2 роки тому +64

    my god what a miserable time to be alive, glad I don't own a car

    • @lesliecalvert3458
      @lesliecalvert3458 2 роки тому +8

      I can't agree more..happy holidays..hope we survive it

    • @PiXie232
      @PiXie232 2 роки тому +13

      @Joe Duke or maybe you can try to stop with the “me me me” mindset and take a step back, and realize that it’s a *good thing* not everyone and their dog owns a vehicle on this planet. You dolt. My god..

    • @lolawants2008
      @lolawants2008 2 роки тому +3

      Imagine if there were these things called stalkers & predators.. don’t even need a car for them to enjoy dropping one of these into a kids backpack or a girl’s purse at a Starbucks..

    • @OMR6468
      @OMR6468 2 роки тому +7

      my god obviously you never heard of history if you think this is a miserable time to be alive lol

    • @lolawants2008
      @lolawants2008 2 роки тому

      @Complex Ez really bad false equivalence my man.

  • @nocdful
    @nocdful 2 роки тому +23

    Let me fix those instructions in case someone sneaks an airtag on your vehicle.
    1. Locate airtag as instructed.
    2. Instead of disabling airtag, find nearest parked cop car and hide it somewhere on that vehicle.

    • @giovannigiorgio6406
      @giovannigiorgio6406 2 роки тому +3

      Or just reset it and you have a free airtag to use to track your car

  • @svalbard01
    @svalbard01 2 роки тому +22

    But isn't stealing cars legal now in California?

    • @mastergiftstore960
      @mastergiftstore960 2 роки тому +2

      it is and its fun

    • @amandaburleson2035
      @amandaburleson2035 2 роки тому +2

      yup with covid criminals are not going to prison anymore. word is spreading around to other criminals

  • @FaeraGaelwyn
    @FaeraGaelwyn 2 роки тому +105

    "Criminals are using Apple AirTags to steal your cars, so buy Apple AirTags to track your cars! Better yet, buy two per car! Also, hey Apple, sponsor please?"
    Apple, the arms dealer of the future. 🤔

    • @rochester3
      @rochester3 2 роки тому

      they can be disabled once the car is stolen by the person stealing the car lol

    • @Triple259772
      @Triple259772 2 роки тому

      @@rochester3 they might know where the car is but you’ll know where they are once they get moving

    • @rinanina101
      @rinanina101 2 роки тому +1

      seriously. they didnt want the bad publicity lol

    • @user-vi3pi9rf7w
      @user-vi3pi9rf7w 2 роки тому

      It's only a matter of time till they wash our cars and search for tags
      So no use of Airtag if it doesn't counter the stealing and only enhaces chances of getting mugged.

  • @NissanSkylineVR30
    @NissanSkylineVR30 2 роки тому +42

    I'm surprised. How do they steal these "high-end cars"? Most end-cars have brake embolized and such now. These aren't cars where you can just break into and start it.

    • @l00tur
      @l00tur 2 роки тому +22

      it's a sensationalized piece. Just fox riding on the retail theft hype, none of this is real.

    • @forcedair92gt94
      @forcedair92gt94 2 роки тому +26

      @@l00tur He did say high end vehicle and F-150 in the same sentence. LOL.

    • @carpo719
      @carpo719 2 роки тому +6

      Actually many of them are experts at what they do, think about it. They have all the time in the world to learn technology and usually they relay from the key fob to the car. Using a relay placed against the house. They can start it remotely and drive away.
      Usually the high-end cars they're stealing are done by organized criminals

    • @carpo719
      @carpo719 2 роки тому +7

      @@l00tur no, of course it's not real. Nobody really steals cars ...
      I had my car stolen a month ago. There are many ways to steal a car, and if I was a thief I would absolutely utilize this method. At least people are now aware to keep an eye out if there is one 1tracking them.
      It's not the most common method but obviously it happens

    • @l00tur
      @l00tur 2 роки тому

      @@carpo719 missed my point entirely. No one is using “AirTags” to steal Lamborghinis or anything is what I’m saying. This is just a sound bite that didn’t have enough to make into a proper story. What you have here is a fringe piece. It’s literally fabricated

  • @pinecow
    @pinecow 2 роки тому +21

    Reason 300 why I love my car.
    A massive old bright yellow manual truck won't get stolen.

    • @veganmomma24b21
      @veganmomma24b21 2 роки тому +1

      Me too love my crappy minivan

    • @Triple259772
      @Triple259772 2 роки тому +4

      You guys underestimate crack heads.

    • @BuckleBunny
      @BuckleBunny 2 роки тому +2

      You must not live in San Francisco. They will steal anything. They need to steal a vehicle to get to the vehicle that they want to steal.

    • @tommydub7785
      @tommydub7785 2 роки тому

      They’d steal that pos too

  • @johnhmielewski1230
    @johnhmielewski1230 2 роки тому +6

    How to stop a thief from stealing your ride if you catch them? Install an automatic detonator.

  • @jkjkjk100
    @jkjkjk100 2 роки тому +6

    Developing countries are moving away from car locks and SF is going back to using car locks… amazing

  • @Vostro123
    @Vostro123 2 роки тому +17

    I am smelling lawyers who is gonna capitalize on that 😉 Apple needs to get ready.

    • @Faesharlyn
      @Faesharlyn 2 роки тому +1

      More like a creep dropping it in someone's purse and following her home.

  • @1001Hobbies
    @1001Hobbies 2 роки тому +39

    Wow, sounds like a GREAT SELLING TECHNIQUE for Apple. Tell people their cars are being stolen with their product, and that YOU CAN BUY THEIR PRODUCT TOO to be able to track your car when it is stolen.....using their product. Scare people into buying your product. WHAT A GREAT SALES TECHNIQUE!!

    • @BibleNerd22
      @BibleNerd22 2 роки тому +4

      It's funny cause this suggests you buy two at this point.

    • @adriangale
      @adriangale 2 роки тому +4

      That’s what I thought. Big ad for Apple

    • @alexanderespinoza
      @alexanderespinoza 2 роки тому +2

      But wait! You can buy an Apple car to track down your order car!

    • @weasonenl5931
      @weasonenl5931 2 роки тому

      Wow, just looks like the vaccine sell technique

  • @dodieodie498
    @dodieodie498 2 роки тому +3

    One other thing you can do. Drive an old beater that no one wants to steal.

  • @xiongpaolee
    @xiongpaolee 2 роки тому +3

    Why do I suddenly feel that this was actually a commercial...

  • @taylorwaterman7316
    @taylorwaterman7316 2 роки тому +4

    Every time I see a club used it's always on a car no one would want to steal anyways

    • @KaleHello
      @KaleHello 2 роки тому

      That is why I still use a club to this day

  • @kevinkumardrums
    @kevinkumardrums 2 роки тому +5

    Inside Edition advice: "leave trunk and car door open to show nothings there"

    • @mytravls
      @mytravls 2 роки тому

      But they are stealing the car. Their interest isn’t the objects inside the car.

    • @misterycreeper6151
      @misterycreeper6151 2 роки тому

      Also bring the steering wheel with you in case they’re gonna hijack it.

  • @Plumbump
    @Plumbump 2 роки тому +8

    bluetooth jammer, although that is likely illegal... wouldn't want to interfere with harvesting peoples information!

  • @TwinQuan
    @TwinQuan 2 роки тому +22

    I bought those air tags because I've had 2 vehicles stolen and my parents had a vehicle stolen in san Francisco. The vehicles never left san Francisco. I want to at least be able to track my car down if it gets stolen again. So no it's not a terrible product.

    • @jowbloe4700
      @jowbloe4700 2 роки тому +9

      What if the thieves have an iPhone and the get the alert with the Air Tag?

    • @ponolovefarms3926
      @ponolovefarms3926 2 роки тому +10

      Sounds like you’d be better off moving

    • @botanicalwarehouse4730
      @botanicalwarehouse4730 2 роки тому +10

      Yeah happens when you live n a shit hole known as
      San Francisco

    • @ponolovefarms3926
      @ponolovefarms3926 2 роки тому +6

      @@jowbloe4700 San Fran answer: ban air tags lol

    • @TwinQuan
      @TwinQuan 2 роки тому

      @@ponolovefarms3926 yea I need too. Shits out of hand

  • @alfiey5783
    @alfiey5783 2 роки тому +8

    Love how WHO really makes the most money and benefits most without stealing.

  • @ninjanerdstudent6937
    @ninjanerdstudent6937 2 роки тому +1

    This is the most elaborate Air Tag ad I have ever watched.

  • @yongjeonsa5906
    @yongjeonsa5906 2 роки тому +9

    Tech companies seem very obsessed with making things that track everything. We have a few terms for such people. "Stalker", "Psycho" etc :)

  • @shondasmith5470
    @shondasmith5470 2 роки тому +9

    This device is causing people their lives, Everyone please be safe & careful My Friends.

  • @norakat
    @norakat 2 роки тому +3

    You’d imagine we’ve moved on from the 80’s when cars were easy to steal but nooo

  • @johnbenning8770
    @johnbenning8770 2 роки тому +2

    Everyone needs to share this. Dam game changes every day

  • @ustruthfullyspeaking
    @ustruthfullyspeaking 2 роки тому +6

    We just can't win in life. Work hard for things and someone will come up with a new way to take it. Damn it!! I'm tired of these crooks.

  • @aboogie797
    @aboogie797 2 роки тому +5

    Everybody may not be trying to steal you car.. Some are trying to follow you home..break into your home or worse. Apple didn't quite think these air tags all the way out...

    • @EscapeVelocity11186
      @EscapeVelocity11186 2 роки тому

      It’s hardly something unique to Apple’s design or implementation. Tile trackers and even Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag function virtually identically to Apple’s AirTags and carry the same risk of someone using them nefariously. The only difference is that Apple is Apple, so Apple’s version of the product is the one that gained traction over its competitors and entered the public consciousness (see: iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods). There’s no reason that Tile or Samsung’s products can’t be used for the same purposes other than people not realizing those products exist in the first place.

  • @JesbaamSanchez
    @JesbaamSanchez 2 роки тому +4

    The thing is when the news media "shows you how to track your car" the thieves will just look at this video and know where you place it. I will just do my best to hide the tracker

  • @jenifferrose3084
    @jenifferrose3084 2 роки тому +3

    *Bluetooth low energy scanner*
    Download the app and scan around and under your car that say ppl are using these tile and tags to stalk woman too. KEEP SAFE OUT HERE PEOPLE

  • @madbug1965
    @madbug1965 2 роки тому +5

    Sweet! This is like a spider tracer that Spiderman uses in the comic books!

    • @weareorigin
      @weareorigin 2 роки тому

      Yeah I saw this in the 1990s Spiderman cartoon

  • @davidfromamerica1871
    @davidfromamerica1871 2 роки тому +36

    It’s an Apple feature that comes with the device. Sharing is Apple’s philosophy.

    • @bobbyright2010
      @bobbyright2010 2 роки тому

      @@gurnblanston3210 how? They don’t own any factories doofus.

    • @bobbyright2010
      @bobbyright2010 2 роки тому +1

      @@gurnblanston3210 I push carts and bagged groceries at 16, was I the victim of child labor?
      Stop being a drama queen.

    • @spacini
      @spacini 2 роки тому +4

      Are you being intentionally stupid or are you really that naive about Chinese child and slave labor?

    • @bobbyright2010
      @bobbyright2010 2 роки тому

      @@spacini take your Midol and then we can talk.

    • @lolawants2008
      @lolawants2008 2 роки тому +2

      @@bobbyright2010 damn. Apparently I can’t call you a moron, although it’s an accurate description for who you’re being in this comment.

  • @goucho3320
    @goucho3320 2 роки тому +5

    Use Smith and Wesson, but the fear of God into the scumbags.

  • @JapanImmersion
    @JapanImmersion 2 роки тому +2

    Couldnt apple track whos assigning these airtags to their phone and identify whos stealing these cars?

  • @takingafatdump
    @takingafatdump 2 роки тому +2

    “block one car with another car”
    oh no i can’t steal the car because there’s another one parked behind it. 💀

  • @roadwarrior3315
    @roadwarrior3315 2 роки тому +29

    The joke would be on the theives with me. I am professionally paranoid and I do not call law enforcement. Most every tweaker and thief in my neck of the woods know of me, some personally because of their poor life choices. I caught a guy breaking into my shop once. We had a nice "chat" and I informed him that the only reason I was letting him live was to inform his associates that my property carries the death sentence.

    • @elitestar
      @elitestar 2 роки тому +5

      Must be nice that you don’t live in California where protecting property would put you in big trouble

    • @roadwarrior3315
      @roadwarrior3315 2 роки тому +7

      @@elitestar I am in California, waaaay up north. Different up here.

    • @rxonmymind8362
      @rxonmymind8362 2 роки тому +4

      I have a backhoe for rent. 😁

    • @rxonmymind8362
      @rxonmymind8362 2 роки тому +1

      @@roadwarrior3315
      Yup. Been there. I would call people up there are cautiously courteous not polite but not rude either and they're not there to be your friends. Until you live there for a while and the waitress knows you by your first name. Everybody knows everyone "up there".

    • @roadwarrior3315
      @roadwarrior3315 2 роки тому +3

      @delreydavid the fukoutta here with your bullshit. Laws only pertain when law enforcement is involved. Dancing with the devil in the pale moon light only involves me and the level of pain and destruction I decide to met out. Been handling my own issues out here for many years.

  • @newmanc6619
    @newmanc6619 2 роки тому +14

    The trackers can be jammed. Just use a jammer that jams data, but not voice. It is illegal in the USA to jam voice, but not data. You can foil potential thieves by jamming their trackers.

    • @jt6231
      @jt6231 2 роки тому +3

      Can you please explain? How do we do that?

    • @Sulfen
      @Sulfen 2 роки тому +1

      It's illegal to jam any band that's not in the public domain but I believe that air tags use Bluetooth so that should be public domain. It will mess with nearby Bluetooth devices but should be legal as long as you don't interfere with other bands.

    • @nismo2070
      @nismo2070 2 роки тому +1

      @@Sulfen Bluetooth has a very limited range. These devices are using GPS and wifi to find you.

    • @Sulfen
      @Sulfen 2 роки тому +1

      @@nismo2070 they only use Bluetooth. The gps information approximation is used from the nearby iPhones. This is why AirTags are only able to be tracked when another iPhone is nearby.

  • @cuisonginno
    @cuisonginno 2 роки тому +2

    Drive a manual & have kill switches

  • @Daa253
    @Daa253 2 роки тому +2

    0:55 What about people who don't have an iPhone?

  • @mws3779
    @mws3779 2 роки тому +45

    There needs to be alert systems on phones not just on IPhone's but Android phones need to have the ability to detect them.

    • @anemiapwns1
      @anemiapwns1 2 роки тому +1

      iPhones*

    • @noneofyourbuisness7
      @noneofyourbuisness7 2 роки тому +2

      This really isn't such a widespread issue that that's necessary. Trust me, if someone is that committed to tracking you or your vehicle they have other methods of doing so that won't alert any phone.

    • @alexanderespinoza
      @alexanderespinoza 2 роки тому +1

      Except that would make sense and not money.

  • @ericlester5033
    @ericlester5033 2 роки тому +10

    Don't park in your garage go straight to a police station... straight to a police station wear some gloves give it to the cop.. so they can test for fingerprints... trust me follow my words

    • @elitestar
      @elitestar 2 роки тому +1

      They won’t test it for fingerprints. That costs money. If your car wasn’t stolen, then no crime worthy enough has been committed.

    • @GH-oi2jf
      @GH-oi2jf 2 роки тому +1

      You can’t get police interested without a body.

    • @ericlester5033
      @ericlester5033 2 роки тому

      @@GH-oi2jf well I guess I got to take matter into my own hands 👊🏻🧐

  • @tbury2516
    @tbury2516 2 роки тому +2

    Prosecute criminals to the fullest extent of the law and this wont be such a big problem.

  • @whyjordie
    @whyjordie 2 роки тому +1

    Who ever saw this coming? Literally everyone

  • @MrFreewater333
    @MrFreewater333 2 роки тому +10

    When I worked for Batman, we used them all the time, works like a charm...🤭

  • @jeremys6631
    @jeremys6631 2 роки тому +3

    Nothing new since you can share your location with cell phone. Criminals would use a cell phone then.

  • @luckycharms6167
    @luckycharms6167 2 роки тому +2

    Make apple discontinue this

  • @Coouge
    @Coouge 2 роки тому

    This news benefited normal people and criminals

  • @turtleneckferret
    @turtleneckferret 2 роки тому +3

    Apple makes out either way

  • @KosteaBV
    @KosteaBV 2 роки тому +4

    Nonsense to me. why do they need to track you at your home? they still need to break in and somehow start the engine.
    How is this different from them just driving around neighborhoods and stealing cars they like?

    • @mtunofun1
      @mtunofun1 2 роки тому +1

      More and more cars are push button start. The professional thieves have devices that can replicate the RFID code that your key emits. The reason they follow you home is the keys are guaranteed to be in the house when the car is in the driveway. That’s why I keep all my keys inside a mylar bag when not in use.

    • @MrFastFox666
      @MrFastFox666 2 роки тому

      @@mtunofun1 or just break into the house, steal the key, and go. Plus, a house it a much quieter location than, say, a mall parking lot

  • @QuietSpacePhotoStudioLLC
    @QuietSpacePhotoStudioLLC 2 роки тому

    What's from stopping someone from attaching this to a person, slipping it in a bag, etc? Nothing. 👎

  • @Blackout219852
    @Blackout219852 2 роки тому +2

    They need to make it so that you can track the user to that we can catch the perp.

  • @pdbq7022
    @pdbq7022 2 роки тому +4

    How exactly does tracking the car make any difference? As if there's no way to steel a car without tracking it?

    • @carpo719
      @carpo719 2 роки тому

      So they can wait for it to be in a more opportune location like the person's home, they use a relay to start the car from the house

  • @d.b.1176
    @d.b.1176 2 роки тому +5

    Couldn’t the thieves just use two tags? Thx Cyber Guy.

    • @MisterUrbanWorld
      @MisterUrbanWorld 2 роки тому

      You're no where near the cyber guys level of intellect. It's best to be quiet, and listen to his wise words of advice.

    • @d.b.1176
      @d.b.1176 2 роки тому

      @@MisterUrbanWorld smart people don’t usually have common sense.

    • @Todd.T
      @Todd.T 2 роки тому +2

      They could just drive to a nice neighborhood to see where the nice cars to steal are. Why would they buy a tag to put on your car to see where you live.

    • @doodlez2439
      @doodlez2439 2 роки тому

      ada dumping hard POS coin

    • @MisterUrbanWorld
      @MisterUrbanWorld 2 роки тому +1

      @@d.b.1176 Lol

  • @fpfpfpfp2
    @fpfpfpfp2 2 роки тому +2

    My understanding of how the airtags work is that they require an iphone nearby to send a signal back to its owner with its location. The best way of not being a victim of airtag theft is getting rid of your iphone. Use Android instead. Also, after 2 days of being separated from its owner, the airtag will automatically play a sound so it can be found.

    • @BobbieDraper
      @BobbieDraper 2 роки тому

      ? Android users can fall victim to airtags placed by other people, thats why apple created an App to let android users detect those tags

  • @eronic404
    @eronic404 2 роки тому +1

    So if I don't have a iPhone, I'm doomed 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @rikkitaylor6781
    @rikkitaylor6781 2 роки тому +9

    If you can't download that app on a Android it should be seen as a way to blackmail people into buying apple phones or they could get kidnapped

  • @ytmB4HyU4kUq
    @ytmB4HyU4kUq 2 роки тому +3

    Yup, airtags are a double edged sword. They can be used for both good and bad, with the bad having terrible consequences. The fact that airtags are so damn convenient and abundant makes it easy for almost anyone to get a bucket load of them.

  • @ditoalfrido
    @ditoalfrido 2 роки тому

    hopefully they are not leave it with removed speaker module

  • @MarginWalker
    @MarginWalker 2 роки тому +1

    Wouldn't their Iphone just tell them where your 2 hidden tags are?

  • @williamerazo3921
    @williamerazo3921 2 роки тому +7

    It’s smart af. I believe couples are using these to check on there husbands

    • @lesliecalvert3458
      @lesliecalvert3458 2 роки тому +4

      That's super smart and cheaper then hired help

    • @samsneadd
      @samsneadd 2 роки тому +7

      So you can yt this story. Trackers have been out for years. Last month a woman was killed after she found a non appl tracker on her car by her ex. She had a restraint and alerted police and he still killed her. Look it up. Like anything it maybe used for good or evil.

    • @whigmalwhim4760
      @whigmalwhim4760 2 роки тому

      Couples can already track their spouses with Apple Watches or iPhones

  • @royrice8597
    @royrice8597 2 роки тому +4

    If it is a new and useful idea you can be assured someone will put it to a evil and wicked use. Good “rule of thumb”. 👍👍👍

  • @RealRaidz
    @RealRaidz 2 роки тому +1

    Wow, good tips, i'm going to buy a few air tags for my car incase it gets stolen

  • @MoonLiteNite
    @MoonLiteNite 2 роки тому +2

    lmao i love one of the solutions is "well the bad guys buy one and can steel your car, but if you buy TWO then the bad guys can't steal your car"
    apple is loving this.

  • @JosephKulik2016
    @JosephKulik2016 2 роки тому +4

    How much Progress do we need already ???
    When will all the Suckers finally Smarten Up ???

  • @Faesharlyn
    @Faesharlyn 2 роки тому +7

    They're also being used to stalk women and follow them home.

    • @drewpknutz1410
      @drewpknutz1410 2 роки тому +4

      Thats not important. We are discussing SERIOUS matters right now, the protection of our brand new vehicles.

    • @rnettles6241
      @rnettles6241 2 роки тому +1

      STOLEN in SF:
      Wife & Lexus.
      Reward for Lexus.

    • @MrErichonda30
      @MrErichonda30 2 роки тому +2

      So they can be culturally enriched by joggers.

  • @garygerard4290
    @garygerard4290 2 роки тому +1

    so my '77 Pinto station wagon is vunerable?
    It does have pretty nice 8 track in it, 'but missing a hubcap

  • @iexecutionzi8400
    @iexecutionzi8400 2 роки тому

    Any recommended dash cams? One that connects to phone and or WiFi my car has built in WiFi.

  • @Jun127
    @Jun127 2 роки тому +3

    If you can detect and disable airtags with any iPhone, then by the same token they are useless to prevent theft. Disappointing.

    • @carpo719
      @carpo719 2 роки тому

      I think what they meant is if you can detect it nearby then you can find it on your car, and then get rid of it. I don't think you can do it remotely

    • @Jun127
      @Jun127 2 роки тому

      @@carpo719 Yeah, the problem is that thieves can do the same when stealing your belongings. Nobody uses airtags to remember where they put their keys, they use them to protect their valuables from theft. If it's easy to detect and discard, it's useless.

    • @ShadowKiller71
      @ShadowKiller71 2 роки тому +1

      @@Jun127 I literally use it for my keys

    • @Jun127
      @Jun127 2 роки тому

      @@ShadowKiller71 Have you ever actually lost your keys where you needed Bluetooth to find them? Hard to imagine.

  • @nameuser4406
    @nameuser4406 2 роки тому +14

    We need more regulations on these tracking devices. Those who say we need more tech, you have lost your mind.

    • @Razzles6996
      @Razzles6996 2 роки тому

      More tech! More magic!
      What, have you no self control?

    • @matt25675
      @matt25675 2 роки тому +1

      The same could be said of 'more regulations' sometimes though

    • @SS4KirinBolt
      @SS4KirinBolt 2 роки тому +1

      Only people too ignorant for technology and its progressions fear technology that loosely

    • @nameuser4406
      @nameuser4406 2 роки тому

      @@SS4KirinBoltI work in the tech industry....whats the slogan for that?

    • @SS4KirinBolt
      @SS4KirinBolt 2 роки тому +1

      @@nameuser4406 you must not be very diversified or only do one thing. Working with and being updated on the consequences of technology should be hand in hand unless you do something niche and aren't a direct innovator or inventor, tracking tech does not need a big provider it can be powered in other ways from so many different brands of devices, apple would only be able to track its own brand, if someone ran a crime scheme that was something bigger than that theyd get ur car for sure and youd never be able to know cuz they wouldn't use apple trackers, and regulations in tech would never be able to solve that kinda problem

  • @Brain_Damage101
    @Brain_Damage101 2 роки тому

    If you're the last one to leave San Fran, please make sure to turn the light off.

  • @spacewolfjr
    @spacewolfjr 2 роки тому

    I keep a bunch of angry hornets in my glovebox as a deterrent

  • @catmi3068
    @catmi3068 2 роки тому +6

    The tracker should be on all expensive products. Hopefully one day tracker gets to be smaller so it is not easy to see

    • @smokeysify
      @smokeysify 2 роки тому

      Fuck being tracked by apple

  • @AllenHanPR
    @AllenHanPR 2 роки тому +4

    This is why I got a DUI, so I can prevent myself from driving. That way I can't get my car stolen.

  • @Crystifodere
    @Crystifodere 2 роки тому +1

    I hide one of these in my American girlfriend because you never know where the hell they're going to end up when you're not around

  • @Hellanissan7
    @Hellanissan7 2 роки тому +1

    I rather just take it to my friend who is a cop and let them use it as bait lol.

  • @QuinnShaw
    @QuinnShaw 2 роки тому +13

    I'm surprised this works very often, though I suppose people are often not very tech literate and don't pay attention or realize what the notification means that they're moving in tandem with an air tag. My friend and I tested it out, he has one on his electric scooter in case it gets stolen or he loses it.
    I went driving away with it to see how long it would take to alert me I was driving in tandem with one. About 5 minutes. It's not a subtle notification, either. It pops up on the screen with a visual and explains the situation.
    I know, sure, maybe the person doesn't have an iphone, but I find the cliche that more wealthy people own iphones is generally true (though I think androids are awesome in their own right and used to be a downright android super nerd when they could do a lot of every day things iphones couldn't - it's just now that I'm a little older and iphones don't lack a lot of the little things that made me love android, I prefer their stability and longevity.)
    It is almost a novelty to see anyone wealthy with anything but an iphone. And, although android's come a LONG way in user experience and usability, iphones are still far easier to use and maintain for the average joe.

    • @sct4040
      @sct4040 2 роки тому

      I have an iphone 7plus, not wealthy at all 😊. 🤷🏻‍♀️ never used anything other than an Apple dvice.

    • @elitestar
      @elitestar 2 роки тому +3

      Thieves can also use a Galaxy Tag if the car owner uses iPhone

    • @lolawants2008
      @lolawants2008 2 роки тому +6

      This comment & replies are the idiotic things. Private citizens shouldn’t have to become fucking private eyes. When a company makes a product, that you have to buy other of their products in order to protect yourself from- THIS IS A PROBLEM. And this tech is far more dangerous than stealing a damn car. Any stalker or predator fancies a girl at a coffee shop just has to drop one in her bag, or a kid’s backpack, or on the parent’s car..

    • @amzarnacht6710
      @amzarnacht6710 2 роки тому +1

      iCrap isn't a bad product. In many ways it's superior.
      It's the snobbish, sycophantic worship of the devices that's turned me away from the product for the last decade and a half. Users are like rabid dogs and it's best to avoid getting iRabies.

    • @chrism8180
      @chrism8180 2 роки тому +1

      @@lolawants2008 That was also a wonder of mine, I guess like anything it can be used for good or bad, but it definitely seems concerning to offer cheap disposable tracking devices to the general public

  • @d.diggler9936
    @d.diggler9936 2 роки тому +11

    Thank you so much for explaining the scam to the general public. I’m sure everyone watching will do the right thing here.

  • @DreamPath323
    @DreamPath323 2 роки тому +1

    Just in time for Xmas, the iScanner. “Hey, Siri. Scan my car for unauthorized Air Tags.”

  • @zmoothview7706
    @zmoothview7706 2 роки тому

    This happened two days ago on Oahu

  • @jayes8191
    @jayes8191 2 роки тому +8

    Apple needs to provide the ability to scan a car or an area for air tags, beeping louder or softer as you get close to the tag.

    • @bowedonut22
      @bowedonut22 2 роки тому

      Sounds like a good idea that would get ruined almost immediately as kids would just make airtags go off randomly in populated areas as a “prank”

    • @exposednl5559
      @exposednl5559 2 роки тому

      But what if you put a airtag in your car.. and someone stole it , would you want it to beep so the thieve can remove it?

  • @thatguy7085
    @thatguy7085 2 роки тому +12

    The tags only notify you if they have been tracking you for days… criminals only use them for a few hours.

    • @P2Feener305
      @P2Feener305 2 роки тому

      Wrong..only takes a few minutes if you have an iphone

    • @MrFastFox666
      @MrFastFox666 2 роки тому

      it only takes about 10 minutes, actually

  • @memoriesmuseum2824
    @memoriesmuseum2824 2 роки тому +1

    This is just an advertisement. They are even saying the price! Clearly an ad paid by apple. Smart marketing as usual

  • @brianp5205
    @brianp5205 2 роки тому +2

    I bought myself a tow truck and I tow the cars I want.

  • @tonysolar284
    @tonysolar284 2 роки тому +6

    0:50 this leaves android uses in the dark.

  • @Blackout219852
    @Blackout219852 2 роки тому +4

    And Apple can could’ve totally afford to repay those people for their vehicles being stolen with their product

    • @TheLegendaryFolklore
      @TheLegendaryFolklore 2 роки тому

      Why? Because it's Apple's fault that thieves are being thieves???
      That's like suing Remington or Smith & Wesson because someone used a gun to kill someone.

  • @Nic1Moreno
    @Nic1Moreno 2 роки тому +2

    A steering wheel lock like the club don't work....a simple hack saw to the steering wheel defeats the lock that's why they don't sell them anymore...

    • @KaleHello
      @KaleHello 2 роки тому

      Who would carry a saw?? It draws attention. I have a 2002 Lexus and to this day, still use the club and it works well

  • @Philson
    @Philson 2 роки тому +1

    It's used to track. Not to steal.