Toronto police warn drivers that thieves are using the Apple tracking device system as a high-tech way to steal cars, and offer tips to help consumers protect their vehicles.
To understand more about how AirTags are being used in car thefts, the Star spoke with Constable Marco Ricciardi of Toronto police’s 22 Division on the issue and what car owners can do to better protect their vehicles.
With the new AirTags and SmartTags however, Apple and Samsung embedded the information into the operating system in a way that allows it to be sent through Bluetooth to the phone of the tracking device owner, so they are able to see the location of the missing item without having to be too close to it.
Ricciardi warns drivers to pay special attention to their vehicles, as thieves have been known to stick the AirTags on a trailer hitch receiver, behind the licence plate or even in the gas tank cap area — just anywhere where it won’t fall off.