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Right, apple definitely doesn't have access to the info on the products they make and sell to the public.
Do you know how encryption works?
Have you verified their encryption method? Where is the source code? Where is the third party public audit that verifies that it's implemented properly with no other means of access?
Blindly trusting that they say it's encrypted is basically the same as no encryption
Here is the documentation regarding third party verification of their security claims.
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/certifications/apc3cea61877b/web
I’m assuming for some reason this is not good enough for you?
I mean, None of these appeared to specifically be about the air tag. But it is at least does help show a general overall commitment to security. So it's not as if it's not a huge point in favor of trusting that the airtag data is safe