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How are airtags difficult to use to stalk someone with an android phone? Most don't know about it and don't install anything to prevent it.

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Is the beeping not enough? I understand you don’t get a phone notification but it would be obvious as long as you’re near the tag.

I believe the assertion was that someone could disable the beeping.

However, I don't think a speaker is a requirement for Find My (I could be wrong). I don't think this has one: https://chipolo.net/en-us/products/chipolo-card-spot?cl=head...

One of the listed features is that it reaches 105 dB.

You are right. I searched for 'speaker', which didn't work :(

It shouldn’t be too difficult to remove the beeper from the device, or disable it somehow.

Once you figure out how to open the thing (there are videos of how to do this online, it's not that hard to do it destructively, and once you know where to pry, pretty easy to do it without breaking any of the plastic that holds it closed), you can remove the speaker without even needing to break anything, it's just held in place with glue.

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