Sweeney recounted an incident where a Mac laptop was stolen from his car. Years later, he discovered the thief's address through the 'Find My' service, as the Mac was still linked to his Apple ID.

When asked if he retrieved his laptop, Sweeney admitted he hadn't. Instead, he was "creeped out" by the unexpected revelation of the thief's address and subsequently disabled 'Find My iPhone' on all his devices.

Apple fanboys rushed to mock Sweeney, suggesting his wealth made him indifferent to the theft. They also questioned his motives, implying he was merely trying to tarnish wonderful Apple's reputation amidst ongoing legal battles.

Sweeney argued that tracking a device inevitably involves tracking the person in possession of it, infringing on privacy rights. He asserted that the recovery of lost or stolen devices should be handled through legal channels, not by the device owner.

While he didn’t mention it, there have been cases of shoot outs between Apple fanboys and people who they thought were thieves. Other a cases where a shoot out happened because a tag led police to the wrong address.

Other Apple fanboys were desperate to point out that Epic Games' had privacy violations, which resulted in a $520 million fine. It is worth pointing out that Apple has four privacy class actions in the works.

 Others noted that iPhone thefts decreased after Apple introduced the 'Activation Lock' feature, although to be fair that might have been because the newer iPhones were pretty pointless.

AppleInsider criticised Sweeney's logic, to which he responded by highlighting the potential dangers of such tracking technologies, especially for families and innocent buyers of second-hand devices. He quoted Steve Jobs, expressing concerns about the risks of stalking and other harmful consequences. Quoting St Steve against against fan boys is the burn of all times.