AirTags are anonymous to other end users.
Obviously Apple is internally maintaining an association between the AirTag's permanent identifier, and its current temporary signal identifier.
This isn't E2EE or anything.
Obviously Apple is internally maintaining an association between the AirTag's permanent identifier, and its current temporary signal identifier.
This isn't E2EE or anything.
"Only you can see where your AirTag is. Your location data and history are never stored on the AirTag itself. Devices that relay the location of your AirTag also stay anonymous, and that location data is encrypted every step of the way. So not even Apple knows the location of your AirTag or the identity of the device that helps find it."
So no, Apple actively doesn't want to know anything. I'd wager a guess that the airtag query system is using the same kind of method as the COVID tracker API.
"Whether attached to a handbag, keys, backpack, or other items, AirTag taps into the vast, global Find My network1 and can help locate a lost item, all while keeping location data private and anonymous with end-to-end encryption."
I think it's referring to other aspects of the system -- this sentence is specifically referring to location data, not Bluetooth ID's.
In any case, my point remains that obviously Apple has to be internally associating the Bluetooth ID's with owner ID's.