Apple’s AirTags have been initially meant for customers to maintain observe of their keys and luggage in case they went lacking, however evidently individuals have began discovering different makes use of for it, whether or not or not it’s to trace down a stolen bicycle or utilized by a lawyer to show that metropolis officers have been trashing the property of homeless individuals.

This is why it doesn’t actually come as a shock as we hear one more story of how the AirTags have been used to trace down stolen property. This time, the story comes from Dan Guido, the CEO of Trail of Bits, a cybersecurity agency. According to Guido, his electrical scooter was stolen just a few days in the past, however he famous on Twitter that little did the thieves know, he had beforehand hidden two AirTags in them.

My scooter was stolen final week. Unknown to the thief, I hid two Airtags inside it. I used to be ready to make use of the Apple Find My community and UWB route discovering to get well the scooter at present. Here’s the way it all went down:

— Dan Guido (@dguido) August 10, 2021

Guido says the explanation for 2 trackers was that one would act as a decoy and was positioned within the wheel nicely. Presumably the thought is that if thieves have been to seek out it, they might eliminate it and wouldn’t search anyplace else. The different was hidden contained in the stem of the scooter and coated in black duct tape.

According to Guido, NYPD officers have been initially reluctant to assist as they weren’t aware of the tech and thought that Guido could be utilizing them to assist him steal one thing, however he finally persuaded them. Guido finally positioned his scooter, though there was a little bit of drama involving loss of life threats, so if you would like the complete rundown you’ll be able to take a look at the Twitter thread above which truly makes for a somewhat compelling story.

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