No, it's a small tracking tool. It can be used maliciously just like most tools, but in this case it has plenty of legitimate use cases. No reason to fill your diapers over it.
in addition to what you said i feel like there’s probably better versions of this that aren’t apple
Unfortunately, not really. The competing products in this category are either useless once you're out of bluetooth range (Tile) or are GPS devices with a ton of problems (extremely short battery life, mandatory data plan subscriptions, large size) and none of it runs on or interfaces with open source software.
No, it's a small tracking tool. It can be used maliciously just like most tools, but in this case it has plenty of legitimate use cases. No reason to fill your diapers over it.
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And doesn't notify you if they are being used to stalk you like the AirTag does.
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Yes, it would. It's specifically programmed to do just that.
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Well, if you're buying it deliberately that probably wouldn't be an issue.
Unfortunately, not really. The competing products in this category are either useless once you're out of bluetooth range (Tile) or are GPS devices with a ton of problems (extremely short battery life, mandatory data plan subscriptions, large size) and none of it runs on or interfaces with open source software.