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NFC tag detected?
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That looks a little fishy to me. I can't find any reference to a site on Apple with that url.
Found an article about what to do if you see one of these.
"In the wild, most of the NFC tags you’ll encounter will probably be used for marketing or advertising purposes.
They may be embedded in physical ads, posters or placed throughout amusement parks or other locations. But, of course, there’s always the opportunity for pranking or malicious attacks.
Put simply, if you get an Item Detected notification with a sketchy URL, it’s probably a prank at best. At worst, it could lead to a phishing website or be used for another malicious attack.
If you have any doubt, we recommend that you don’t open it. The tags aren’t persistent — they’ll disappear when out-of-range or if enough time has elapsed."
Found an article about what to do if you see one of these.
"In the wild, most of the NFC tags you’ll encounter will probably be used for marketing or advertising purposes.
They may be embedded in physical ads, posters or placed throughout amusement parks or other locations. But, of course, there’s always the opportunity for pranking or malicious attacks.
Put simply, if you get an Item Detected notification with a sketchy URL, it’s probably a prank at best. At worst, it could lead to a phishing website or be used for another malicious attack.
If you have any doubt, we recommend that you don’t open it. The tags aren’t persistent — they’ll disappear when out-of-range or if enough time has elapsed."
found.apple.com is the site Apple uses for Airtags.
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Found a Lost AirTag? Here’s What You Can Do to Find AirTags Owner
Did you find someone else’s AirTag out in the wild? If so, you probably want to do the right thing and return it to the rightful owner. So, how do you find the contact information related to …
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Thanks for this. I finally found the official Apple reference to found.apple.com too:found.apple.com is the site Apple uses for Airtags.
Found a Lost AirTag? Here’s What You Can Do to Find AirTags Owner
Did you find someone else’s AirTag out in the wild? If so, you probably want to do the right thing and return it to the rightful owner. So, how do you find the contact information related to …
Use Find My to locate your lost Apple device or AirTag - Apple Support
If you lose your Apple device, personal item connected to an AirTag, or other Find My network accessory, use Find My to find it or mark it as lost to protect your device and personal information.
I got a notification that a NFC tag was detected with a link to click on it. I have never seen this before, what is it, and can it possibly cause an issue with my phone if I click on it?
I get this crap every day. Apple is mum about this and this is no different than unauthorized text spamming. Nothing within the Notification settings will prevent this Notification SPAM. By the way, this has nothing to do with a missing device. These are simply notifications directing me to retail outlets that I have no interest.
I get this crap every day. Apple is mum about this and this is no different than unauthorized text spamming. Nothing within the Notification settings will prevent this Notification SPAM. By the way, this has nothing to do with a missing device. These are simply notifications directing me to retail outlets that I have no interest.
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NFC tags typically need to be within a few inches to be picked up. Did you have your phone sitting near someone else’s stuff?
Thanks for your response. That’s a good question. I don’t own any devices that would initiate these random pop-up’s. These pop-ups are specifically directing me to the Ferragamo website. Apple will not answer my inquiry on how this can happen. This was just a crazy thought but I even thought that maybe the camera is activated and scans signs, logos, etc. I have a Ferragamo wallet that I carry against my phone and I even theorized that the camera sees the logo and triggers the pop-up (spam).
If it says “Website NFC Tag” then it’s from an NFC tag within a few inches (maybe a foot at most), not the camera. App Clips can blur the line here, but they won’t show a notification like that.
There is your answer: Ferragamo products have an NFC chip in them.
And search for "NFC" in their T&Cs:
Legal Notice & Terms of Use | Ferragamo US
Our legal notice and terms of use provide important information about the use of our website and services, whether as a guest or a registered user.
www.ferragamo.com
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And, yes, basically nothing can be done other than switch wallets.
Thank you so much for your assistance. Sadly, I could not get a response from Apple on this issue. The potential for this crap to be abused should be concerning for all. My personal opinion is that I don’t believe this has anything to do with the authenticity and more to do with tracking. Should we expect these companies to exercise restraint when implementing microchips? How about the labels on our coats, shirts, jeans, and shoes? I think it’s all crap and Apple is enabling it. By the way, Ferragamo claims that you have to be holding the wallet in order for the microchip to be active, that is also crap. I had my phone next to the wallet resting on a cocktail table at a cigar bar. I saw the pop-ups appear one after the other. Enclosed is a snapshot from this evening. It wasn’t near my hand(s)… Thank you again for your assistance.There is your answer: Ferragamo products have an NFC chip in them.
And search for "NFC" in their T&Cs:
Legal Notice & Terms of Use | Ferragamo US
Our legal notice and terms of use provide important information about the use of our website and services, whether as a guest or a registered user.
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And, yes, basically nothing can be done other than switch wallets.
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New York Attorney General Warns of Apple AirTag 'Tracking Threat'
'I urge all New Yorkers to pay close attention to their belongings,' New York Attorney General Letitia James says in a consumer alert.
Hey guys! So I lost some headphones a while ago, I was lucky that I left an airtag inside my headphones case, so i thought that an angel would come and rescue me.
So, I put my item in lost mode and after a couple days my headphones no longer appeared on the find my iphone map. Well, I thought, wherever they are, they're just not within reach of connection, so no geo-location signal can be sent. Soon after, I started receiving this NFC notifications, and every time I see one my hopes sky rocket, however as I click into the notification, it just leads me into a meaningless "about this airtag" webpage.
I'm wondering, is someone receiving this same notifications at the other end? I'm also guessing that the airtag is pretty much useless unless someone actually receives this signal and tries to contact you, or you come up within a meter reach of the item. Does this user necessarily need an iphone to receive this notifications?
So, I put my item in lost mode and after a couple days my headphones no longer appeared on the find my iphone map. Well, I thought, wherever they are, they're just not within reach of connection, so no geo-location signal can be sent. Soon after, I started receiving this NFC notifications, and every time I see one my hopes sky rocket, however as I click into the notification, it just leads me into a meaningless "about this airtag" webpage.
I'm wondering, is someone receiving this same notifications at the other end? I'm also guessing that the airtag is pretty much useless unless someone actually receives this signal and tries to contact you, or you come up within a meter reach of the item. Does this user necessarily need an iphone to receive this notifications?
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I’m pretty sure it’s because when iPhone did a update it automatically populated “bring devices together” to be ON weather than us choosing to do it ourself, and it’s under the airdrop area, who the ef knows why they even put that crap on there, well I know why lmao it’s easy to get people’s whole profile on the iPhones, anyhow
Make sure yours are OFF and see if it happens after that
I noticed I had mine off and then the nfc thing happened to me yesterday and that was the first time ever and so I went to air drop and sure enough it was back on after the last update so just make sure it’s off and see how it goes!! Protect yourselves at all cost what little we can anyways!!
Ps it also will do that if ur by a TAP pay scanner
So real or fake
That’s a huge risk
Fake air tags can take all ur info
Phones , all of it there are even phone charges that look real as heck and they take all ur info,
But yeah def make sure those bring devices together are off , don’t share and good luck