A woman was left terrified after discovering she had allegedly been tracked with an AirTag after landing into Dublin Airport.
She has come from Leeds on a day trip with a friend and had left her phone on airplane mode while in Ireland. Upon arrival home later that day she claims her phone popped up with an alert to let her know that someone's AirTag had been tracking her movements.
Gee Green (@geegreenxo) took to her TikTok account to let people know about her scary experience and ask for advice. After discovering she was allegedly being tracked she discovered that the device had been planted onto her at 8.13am - only minutes after she had landed into Dublin Airport.
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The journey recorded showed all of her movement's while in Dublin and then over the Irish Sea on her return back to Leeds. Posting the video, she said: "Been to Dublin today with my friend. Flew out this morning, flew back tonight, landed back in Leeds and I get this notification when I turn Airplane Mode off.
"So I’m like, ‘what’s this about?’ like it was the first thing that popped up on my phone when I turned Airplane Mode off. So, I clicked ‘OK’ at the bottom, and it then comes up with this ‘airtag detected’ sign that said it was ‘first thing with you today at 08:13 am'. Bearing in mind that at this time I was at Dublin Airport, I landed at about 8:00 am so had to go through security and things like that but at that time, I was at Dublin Airport.
“I thought, ‘this can’t be right,’ I don’t have an Airtag, and I’ve seen some videos about the glitches with Airpods, but I don’t own AirPods, I can’t afford them. So I had a look, to see had it been tracking me. Everywhere that I have been in Dublin today, it has been tracking me. So it started at the Airport, which again was at 8:13 am, followed me all the way into the city centre, everywhere that I’ve been in the city centre it has been following me. To the point where it has actually, wait for it.. Followed me all the way over the Irish Sea."
After the horror discovery she tried to locate the AirTag using its sound, but it didn't work. Then she tried the 'Find My' feature on the iPhone but that didn't work either.
She continued: "So, I couldn’t find it. As soon as I got off the plane, I stripped off. I searched every single pocket, I searched my hair, I searched my shoes, I searched my bra, I searched absolutely everywhere.
“Then I thought, it has got to be in my bag. So I took my phone out, I took my passport out and I literally emptied my bag into the bin and watch.”
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The tracking then ended where she had dumped the bag and its contents but she was still unable to locate the tiny tag which is only 1.26 inches at its longest. One person said: “You should have kept the AirTag because police are able to see who owns it, and can get full details of who tracked you”.
Another explained: “The reason it didn’t make a noise is because the person whose tag it is has removed the alarm out of the tag”. According to Apple, “If any AirTag, AirPods, or other Find My network accessory separated from its owner is seen moving with you over time, you'll be notified."
“These features were created specifically to discourage people from trying to track you without your knowledge. If you have an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Find My will send a notification to your Apple device. “
This feature is available on iOS or iPadOS 14.5 or later. To receive alerts, make sure that you:
- Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services, and turn Location Services on.
- Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services. Turn Find My iPhone on.
- Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services. Turn Significant Locations on to be notified when you arrive at a significant location, such as your home.
- Go to Settings > Bluetooth, and turn Bluetooth on.
- Go to the Find My app, tap the Me tab, and turn Tracking Notifications on.
- Turn off airplane mode. If your device is in airplane mode, you won't receive tracking notifications.
“If you don't have an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, an AirTag that isn't with its owner for a period of time will emit a sound when it's moved. If you detect an unknown AirTag, Find My network accessory, or AirPods, use the steps above to learn about it, find it, and disable it. If you're using an Android device, you can download the Tracker Detect app to find an AirTag or Find My network accessory that's separated from its owner and might be traveling with you.”
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