{"id":366395,"date":"2024-11-28T16:08:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T16:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?p=366395"},"modified":"2024-11-28T16:08:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T16:08:52","slug":"apple-airtag-2-must-address-stalking-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/apple-airtag-2-must-address-stalking-risks","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s AirTag 2 Must Address Stalking Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"
The first generation of Apple’s AirTags was unveiled in April 2021. Since then, Apple users have found creative ways to track anything that moves via these tiny disc-shaped devices.<\/p>\n
Using the ‘Find My’ app, owners can easily track the exact location of their keys, wallet, luggage<\/a>, pets \u2014 even their children.<\/p>\n Three years later, the now ubiquitous AirTags have dramatically dropped in price<\/a>, but as with any tools, people find a way to abuse them, with an increasing number of reports of people using the trackers to illegally spy<\/a> and stalk people.<\/p>\n According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple will be looking to banish the stalking problem that has tarnished the product with the AirTag 2 release<\/a>.<\/p>\n We investigate how people use AirTags as stalking devices and what Apple can do about the problem.<\/p>\nKey Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n
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