air tag unlawful using my location

Hi got note that an airpod has placed an air tag on my phone. Can see that my location has been shared for over 6 hours. Thing is, I do not have any AirPods nor ever used air tag. How can I delete this person from seeing my exact location, disconnect this unlawful act and still in the long run be able to use find my iPhone feature?

iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 25, 2022 7:13 PM

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Posted on Sep 25, 2022 7:22 PM

That message means that a physical device is traveling with you.


It does not mean that it was “installed” to your phone.


In the short term you can turn off the “Find My NETWORK” in your settings.


This however will only inhibit tracking the position of YOUR phone; if you indeed are “bugged” the planted device - and your position - can still be tracked by OTHER iPhones.


Turning off the “network” doesn’t significantly hamper YOUR ability to find YOUR phone.


More info is available here:

What to do if you get an alert that an AirTag, Find My network accessory or set of AirPods is with you – Apple Support (AU)


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Sep 25, 2022 7:22 PM in response to Jema2022

That message means that a physical device is traveling with you.


It does not mean that it was “installed” to your phone.


In the short term you can turn off the “Find My NETWORK” in your settings.


This however will only inhibit tracking the position of YOUR phone; if you indeed are “bugged” the planted device - and your position - can still be tracked by OTHER iPhones.


Turning off the “network” doesn’t significantly hamper YOUR ability to find YOUR phone.


More info is available here:

What to do if you get an alert that an AirTag, Find My network accessory or set of AirPods is with you – Apple Support (AU)


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