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srfrosky t1_irozh9b wrote

> “IATA policy states unequivocally that, “devices in checked baggage must be completely switched off.”

I wonder how they even intend on enforcing that. First off, they need to detect the tag’s presence. Other than actively looking for them visually when x-ray scanning, I can’t see how else they could.

Tags don’t interact with devices that are not paired with them, unless actively “traveling together” for a given amount of time (anti-stalking feature). Can they be located using signal detectors?

Once physically located, how can they determine the tag is on since it doesn’t light up or have an active UI?

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SeaweedSorcerer t1_irpgzrd wrote

AirTags are broadcasting on Bluetooth a ton. It’d be easy to figure out if a bag had one.

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srfrosky t1_irpjr4l wrote

How easy? What type of Bluetooth detectors?

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SeaweedSorcerer t1_irpn6m9 wrote

$10 of hardware. Pretty much anything that does Bluetooth LE. I could see them with a simple ESPHome script. You can’t identify specific ones of course, but you can know a AirTag is there.

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srfrosky t1_irpo0d1 wrote

Gotcha. Started reading up on this. Very interesting. Thanks!

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