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well a government agent would just attach a real tracking device with cellular that does live realtime updates lol - and anyone who wants to track someone has far better options then airtags: https://www.amazon.ca/Real-time-Worldwide-Coverage-Portable-... or https://www.amazon.ca/Real-time-Worldwide-Coverage-Portable-...

these have existed for a long time at reasonable prices and none of the have the anti stalking measures airtags do.

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Airtag can track a car, and switching car in Russia is far more difficult than leaving phone at home.

Also, given how openly criminal russian government is these days, airtags can give them plausible deniability. Like, anyone could have forgotten an airtag in your back seat. With great battery life and virtial anonymity, it is a godsend for covert and unsuspicious surveillance and all kinds of crime.

Met some rich guy? Easily find out where he lives and kidnap his kids for ransom. I can't stress enough how casual this will get.

Well -- lol -- even Government Agents are -- lol -- subject to battery power limitations. lol

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