Apple AirTags stalking led to ruin and murders, lawsuit says — Dozens join lawsuit alleging Apple AirTags are stalkers’ “weapon of choice.”::Dozens join lawsuit alleging Apple AirTags are stalkers’ “weapon of choice.”
So because they’re cheap and work well it’s apples fault (or samsung or trakr) that people are illegally using them? This type of equipment has existed for decades. Why is it suddenly a companies fault for the illegal activities a minority of users are doing with them? I really hope all these types of cases get tossed.
They’ve existed for a decade, but the tracking networks have been small, so the trackers were pretty unreliable. AirTags are accurate AF because iOS users update aggressively and Apple rolled the tracking software into the OS updates.
All in all, people only care because these things actually work well now.
No one is suing Tile because they suck ass if they’re not close to your phone.
But it is exactly because they’re cheap, widely available and work well. Before AirTags, I’m not sure where you could acquire the technology you mention, but probably through some specialized channel requiring at least some tech knowledge. Also purchasing from that channel would presumably look at least a tiny bit suspect, because you were purchasing spying equipment, not something that is marketed as a way not to lose your luggage
And I get it, I have never tried AirTags but they do sound great for not losing your luggage. It’s just that the illicit way to use them is so evident that it’s like those “face massage” vibrators
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Sounds just like the gun debate.
Both android and iPhones get alerted to AirTags that follow them and I’ve seen it work extremely well. It even gives the option to play sounds from the AirTags or disable them entirely.
What am I not understanding that makes AirTags the “weapon of choice” for stalkers?
The article has a report from at least one person claiming they can’t find the airtag even with the alerts.
There’s also videos on YouTube that show you how to remove the speaker so without the UWB chip, I could see scenarios where people genuinely can’t find them.
I’m not making the argument either way, just saying that a problem is there. Whether it’s Apple’s responsibility or not is up to the court
Don’t you have to provide some personal data to use an AirTag? Like Apple ID, which would include some location data or IP addresses? If so, then I imagine you also can be found by law enforcement if someone find an AirTag on them.
Why would anyone use an AirTag for stalking given that it could be traced back to you?
I reccon you dont leave it on the body after completing the murder
Well, given that the AirTag will alert stalking victims of its presence there is a high chance the person finds it.
yeah, but: spoiler alert:
apple isn’t as private as they’d like you to believe
Apple is still able to find out that a AirTag has tracked that phone and who this AirTag belonged to
Hello Sidney, i know where you are now…
😱
Additionally, I know where you went last summer.
How many fucking stalkers are out there? Is this like pokeman go?
My friend was stalked for months via their airpods, which had been secretly paired with the stalker’s account.
Related to that Not setting up Find My bricked my MacBook. Seems like not using Apple’s theft protection can backfire quite a bit, as whoever gets their fingers on the device can use it for their own benefit.
