AirTag Stalking: How Apple’s Tracker Became a Tool for Creeps
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Summary
A recent Medium article has highlighted how easily accessible tracking devices, such as Apple’s $29 AirTag, are becoming tools for stalkers, with the writer revealing they were unknowingly tracked by an AirTag for around 10 hours before discovering it had been placed in their bag.
The author notes that in the last year, one in three victims of stalking have reported that their stalker had used a tracking device, with victims often targeted repeatedly and tracked to multiple locations, meaning that attempting to establish patterns and catch the stalker becomes more difficult.
The piece calls for tighter regulation of these devices, similar to the regulations governing global positioning system (GPS) devices for vehicles, to protect victims and make it easier to prosecute stalkers.
It concludes that Apple’s AirTag, due to its size, price, and extensive Find My Network, is a “dream device for stalkers,” and calls on the company to add more safeguards to its devices.