I fail to see how apple is liable ANY for how someone chooses to use these!
You mean everybody doesn’t tag their wives and girlfriends? I find that the ear lobe is a good location to place them
One major Solar EMP burst away from the burst of the technology bubble. Inevitably speaking, of course.
Better to sue Jao’s NSA.
Whenever I broke up with a girlfriend, it was my fervent hope to never see them again.
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Technology will be the downfall of modern society.
We should have stopped at the telegraph. That was enough technology. Mankind can’t handle what we have now, and it will only get worse.
When did they start installing wheel wells on tires?
This is ridiculous. Anyone who has any mobile device turned on (not just an Air Tagged) is always tracked. How do people think the network knows what tower to use to connect them for calls, texts, and other data? Also, how is it Apple’s fault someone misused their tech? Again, ridiculous.
Apple sued by two women alleging AirTag facilitates stalking
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 1:06 pmApple has been sued by two women who allege that the company’s AirTag devices have made it easier for stalkers to track victims.
In a proposed class action filed on Monday in San Francisco federal court, the women said Apple has been unable to protect people from unwanted trafficking through AirTag since launching what it called the “stalker proof” device in April 2021.
Monday’s lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for U.S. owners of iOS or Android-based devices who were tracked by AirTag or are “at risk” of being stalked because of Apple’s alleged negligence.
One plaintiff in Monday’s lawsuit, Lauren Hughes, said her former boyfriend learned where she had moved to avoid him after placing an AirTag in her car’s wheel well.MacDailyNews Take: Baseless.
Apple AirTags / FindMy system work very well, as people with whom unknown AirTags are traveling are notified.
AirTag and the Find My network are designed with privacy at their core. AirTag and Find My network accessories have unique Bluetooth identifiers that change frequently. This helps prevent you from being tracked from place to place. When the Find My network is used to locate an offline device, AirTag, or other Find My network accessory, everyone’s information is protected with end-to-end encryption. No one, including Apple, knows the location or identity of any of the participating users or devices who help locate a missing Find My network accessory.
AirTag and the Find My network have also been designed to discourage unwanted tracking. To discourage tracking without your knowledge, Find My will notify you if an unknown AirTag or other Find My network accessory is seen moving with you over time. An AirTag that isn’t with the person who registered it for an extended period of time will also play a sound when moved so you can find it, even if you don’t use an iOS device. If you detect an unknown AirTag or Find My network accessory, use the steps below to learn about it and how to disable it.
If you find an AirTag or a lost item with an AirTag attached:
- Hold the top of your iPhone or NFC-capable pretend iPhone near the white side of the AirTag until a notification appears.
- Tap the notification. This opens a website that provides information about the AirTag, including its serial number.
- If the owner marked it as lost, you might see a message with information about how to contact the owner. You can view a Lost Mode message on an iPhone or NFC-capable pretend iPhone. You can then contact the owner to let them know that you found their AirTag.
If you see an “Item Detected Near You” message:If you see this message on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS or iPadOS 14.5 or later, an AirTag or Find My network accessory that has been separated from the person who registered it is traveling with you, and the owner might be able to see its location. It’s possible that the AirTag or Find My network accessory might be attached to an item you’re borrowing. Follow these steps to turn off these notifications or disable the AirTag or Find My network accessory:
- Tap the message.
- Tap Continue. If you need help finding the AirTag or Find My network accessory, tap Play Sound.
- If the AirTag or Find My network accessory is attached to an item you’re borrowing, you can tap Pause Safety Alerts to turn off “Items Detected” notifications for one day.
- If you’re borrowing an AirTag from a member of your Family Sharing group, you can turn off Safety Alerts for one day or indefinitely.
- You can tap “Learn About This AirTag” to see its serial number if the owner marked it as lost.
To disable the AirTag or Find My network accessory and stop sharing your location, tap Instructions to Disable and follow the onscreen steps. If you feel your safety is at risk, contact your local law enforcement who can work with Apple. You might need to provide the AirTag, Find My network accessory, or the device’s serial number.
If you can’t play a sound, the AirTag might not be with you anymore. If it was with you overnight, its identifier might have changed. Find My uses the identifier to determine that it’s the same AirTag moving with you. If you believe the AirTag is still with you, look through your belongings to try to find it, or wait to see if another alert appears as you move from location to location during the day. If the AirTag is within range of the person who registered it, you also won’t be able to play a sound.