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AirTag helps catch rogue airline staff

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She said she had an Apple AirTag in her luggage, a tracking device that triggers alarms on iPhones, iPads and Apple computers, and data showed it was in Mary Esther, about 50 miles east of Pensacola. Appears near Cathy Court.

On Aug. 9, another traveler reported that more than $15,000 worth of jewelry and other items had been stolen from his luggage.

While investigating the two suspected thefts, the Okaloosa County Sheriff cross-referenced a Destin-Fort Walton Airport employee who lived near Cathy Court and located De Luca at his home. He was arrested on August 10.

Missing items reported on Aug. 9 have been recovered, and De Luca admitted to rummaging through someone else’s luggage and taking an Apple AirTag, the sheriff’s office said. The woman’s luggage has not been found.

AirTags have been helpful to travelers this year as airlines are understaffed, flight changes are frequent and luggage is more likely to be lost. As of May, 237,828 bags were reported as mishandled, compared with 132,071 a year earlier, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Apple’s products, however, have been criticized for making it easy for people to stalk people and steal cars by placing AirTags on unsuspecting victims and stalking them.

Apple says that “AirTag is designed to block unwanted tracking”. If someone else’s AirTag finds it’s in your stuff, your iPhone will notice it’s traveling with you and alert you. After a while, if you still haven’t found it, the AirTag will start playing a sound to let you know it’s there,” Apple’s website describes the product’s privacy settings.

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