Hi Joe! Thanks for your comment.

1) Purchasing an AirTag shouldn’t affect your level of protection against this issue, as the safeguards are built into Apple’s flagship devices (iPhone, iPad, MacBook, etc.), not the AirTags themselves.

2) Sorry you’re having a hard time enabling this feature, I wasn’t aware that it needed to be enabled, so thank you for bringing this point up! This article from Apple (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212227) details how to turn this feature on very clearly under the “Unwanted tracking” section. I just walked through the steps myself and it was easy to follow.

If you still aren’t seeing the option to enable this feature, make sure that your device has been updated to iOS/iPadOS 14.5 or later. Otherwise, you won’t see this option.

Thanks again for your comment and for being an ATB reader!

1) If I buy an AirTag and put it to use, am I more exposed to this problem, less exposed, or similarly exposed?
2) How do I enable safety alert notifications? Other articles have said to go into the Find My app, go to the Me device, scroll down, and toggle the “Item Safety Alerts” on. I do not see such a switch.