Considering theft is a property crime and stalking is often a prelude to much worse, I think they made the right choice.

> Initially they didn’t have it

They did have anti-stalking from the start btw. People still complained that it wasn’t good enough so they reduced some of the timings.

fortunately stalkers can now use Flock, so they don't need to buy airtags.

Maybe it's different people.

Wrong bothsidesism. The right choice was making a functional product. This is not that.

> Damned if they do, damned if they don’t.

So you can either keep a tag on your stuff that lets anyone know where you are at all times, or just not misplace your keys. It really doesn't seem that hard to not use something this privacy intrusive if that's your threat model.