Apple forgot to sanitize the Phone Number field for lost AirTags

Ars Technica
By Jim SalterSep 30, 2021, 6:16 pm999 ptsHotTop
Enlarge / Apple's AirTags—as seen clipped to a backpack, above—allow users to attempt to find their own device via location rebroadcast from other Apple users. If all else fails, the user can enable a "Lost mode" intended to display their phone number when a finder scans the missing AirTag. (credit: James D.…

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