The downsides of using Apple Airtags to keep tabs on your stuff

Welcome back 8 13. Now air tags

may not have been on your

Christmas list, but maybe they

will be for next year because

sales of the tags are really

taking off following the recent

airline cancelations and all of

those lost bags, But there can

be some downsides to these

tracking devices and joining us

now to talk about some of the

dues and doubts of the air tags

is our good friend and security

expert. Tom Gel. Nick. Hi, Tom.

How are you? Good to see you.

Great Happy New Year. Amy Great

to see you, too. You okay? So

let's talk about first of all. I

want to talk about the price of

these things because I googled

it yesterday because I don't

have any. I was curious. How

much did they cost? I think it

was like they were about $30

each right. You can get four for

100, so they're not terribly

expensive and may be good to

have but when it comes to using

them, what do you want people to

know. Well I think they're

really nifty for keys.

Especially and for me myself.

I'm always losing my wallet. So

if you attach that, and I'm

always running around the house

trying to find it before I go to

work, so they're really good for

people who have a lot of stuff

to keep track of right. Um and

especially with the luggage. You

mentioned the whole situation

with with the airlines in the

last few weeks. Um this is a

really good way to keep tabs on

where your stuff actually is.

Also recommended for things like

, you know, computer cases and

stuff like that high high dollar

things that you just can't

afford to lose. I mean, it

really does make sense. But when

it comes to the luggage, right,

I mean, is this like the kind of

thing Tom where you should be

worried about? You know somebody

being able to track you back or

what are some of the concerns

that you might have? Yes So

there's a lot of nefarious stuff

happening with these one of one

of the scams we're seeing lately

is people tracking other people

stalking them. So there was a

story about a girl that Disney

world that found one her phone

alerted her. You know, after

being tracked for about an hour

and a half, so people will just

drop it on someone else and

stock them or attract them. So I

mean, obviously, that's a huge

huge security risk. Absolutely

Or they could hide in your car.

Something like that. That would

be of concern as well. So if you

do, go ahead and buy these, how

do you How does it work? Is it

an app on your phone that allows

you to track you like, sync it

up or what? What do you do? Yes

And yes. So basically, you set

it up and they come in multi

colors, too. So if you're going

to track multiple things, you

can at least keep track of

what's what? Just by the color

that you purchased so, Yeah. You

set it up. You place it where

you want to place it and it

tracks and it's very exact two.

It'll actually let you hone in

with with audio. And exactly

where your item is. It's really

remarkable to be honest. What

have you think that that item

has been stolen? Because that

would be a little bit scary,

right? You're going to go

approach the person who took

your computer or your suitcase.

What do you do? Yeah that's

that's a great question. So

first and foremost, don't pursue

the person yourself. Please call

your local authorities Let the

police handle this stuff and

they can actually see where this

person is Where your item is on

your phone so they can go, You

know, apprehend or do what they

need to do. We had a great story

just a few weeks ago of a woman

who had one of the apple tags on

her pets and her pet got lost.

And so the dog ended up in

Orange County Animal services,

and they were able to find her

right away. So another great use

for it. Yeah It's really it's a

It's a very It's a great tool,

but you know, also with

everything security wise, we

always have to be mindful and be

alert one last thing in But I do

want to point out you can

actually still be notified on

your if you have a android phone

by downloading an an app that

will actually alert you if

you're being tracked, so it you

know we can work. On Apple and

Android. You just have to

download an