Hidden AirTag appears to confirm suspicions about illicit AI book scanning - 9to5Mac
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A rare book sold in bulk was secretly fitted with an AirTag — and it reportedly ended up at an Amazon AI training facility, suggesting illicit scanning operations.
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Theory Briefing
- A hidden AirTag inside a rare book sold in a bulk order allegedly tracked the shipment straight to an Amazon AI training facility.
- The sting-style tactic mirrors law enforcement bait operations, using consumer tracking tech to expose suspected large-scale book scanning for AI data.
- The finding fuels the ongoing debate over whether AI companies are using copyrighted books without authors' or publishers' consent.
- Bulk orders of rare books had already raised suspicions — the AirTag's reported destination appears to give those suspicions a physical address.