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by yanovskishai 974 days ago
On a somewhat related note, due to the ongoing war in Israel, GPS is being heavily jammed to deter terrorist drone attacks. An intriguing side effect of this is that services like "Find My Phone" and AirTag are experiencing disruptions. This interference sometimes results in devices appearing to be located in neighboring countries, hundreds of miles away from their actual location. Here's an article detailing the jamming situation: https://www.gpsworld.com/gps-jamming-in-israel/.
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In Korea too “Find My” is disabled.

As soon as I landed my family member couldn’t see the AirTag I carry anymore, nor my phone.

That’s allegedly due to a Korean law which requires 6 month retention of location information, which Apple thankfully is not OK with.
There's ongoing military conflicts happening inside Israel?