And that has nothing to do with the potential for AirTags abuse we saw realized when AirTags launched.
Nor is apple's overall location services nearly as secure as you think it is. Especially when API calls tracking things like wifi and Bluetooth can already be used to do things like track troops and refugees in Ukraine.
This "cryptographic" lock you refer to, only protects one TINY part of Apple's chain, and the whole rest of the location network is one big bucket of data that's easy to consume.
AirTags and the finder network deserves a lot more criticism.
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