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by kayodelycaon 655 days ago
Unfortunately “Users near you” has the same problems AirTags has to deal with.

If you’re looking for someone, these features often make finding the names of their new accounts trivial. It also tells you that person is within the app’s range.

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Airtags are very near you. Knowing someone is within 50 feet/a couple of meters is much different than knowing someone is within 30 mins drive of you, in a dense urban environment.
All you did was describe the feature. That is the entire point.