A lawsuit against Apple over AirTag-enabled stalking expanded, with more than three dozen new plaintiffs claiming to be victims of stalking. The expanded lawsuit seeks damages for invasion of privacy.
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Two women are suing Apple over their exes' use of AirTags to spy on them. Their lawsuit states that the company failed to implement effective safeguards to prevent people from using AirTags to stalk.
A man from Nashville, Tennessee has been arrested for tracking his girlfriend's whereabouts by attaching his Apple Watch to her car's wheel and then using the Life360 app to track her location.
Tile has released a new feature it claims can identify a tracker being used to stalk victims. The "Scan and Secure" feature scans for trackers in the vicinity and alerts users if it finds any.
Snap has announced that it now allows you to share your live location with trusted friends on Snapchat. The feature is off by default but can be enabled for short periods of time with those you trust.
Responding to criticism about its AirTag device, Apple is preparing to update its devices so that people are better protected against bad actors who use AirTag trackers to stalk targets.
Android users could be stalked by criminals more easily because they do not know about the Apple Tracker Detect app that alerts them that they're unknowingly carrying a stalker's AirTag with them.
