Posted on Dec 7, 2022
Two women who allege they were stalked and harassed using AirTags are suing Apple
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Two women are suing Apple over its AirTags, claiming the trackers made it easier for them to be stalked and harassed.
The women filed a class-action lawsuit Monday in the U.S. Northern District Court of California and said Apple has not done enough to protect the product from being used illicitly.
Apple introduced AirTags in 2021. They retail for $29 and work by connecting to iPhones and iPads via Bluetooth. They have been billed as a close-range alternative to the company's built-in Find My technology, which provides an approximate location.
Two women are suing Apple over its AirTags, claiming the trackers made it easier for them to be stalked and harassed.
The women filed a class-action lawsuit Monday in the U.S. Northern District Court of California and said Apple has not done enough to protect the product from being used illicitly.
Apple introduced AirTags in 2021. They retail for $29 and work by connecting to iPhones and iPads via Bluetooth. They have been billed as a close-range alternative to the company's built-in Find My technology, which provides an approximate location.
Two women who allege they were stalked and harassed using AirTags are suing Apple
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Lauren Hughes, one of the women suing Apple, was in the process of moving out of fear of her stalker when she received a notification on her phone that an AirTag was traveling in her vicinity. She eventually found an AirTag on her car, according to the lawsuit.
After Hughes moved, her stalker posted a picture of her new neighborhood on social media, which included a tag that suggested they had placed another AirTag.
The other woman suing Apple, who remained anonymous, found an AirTag in her child’s backpack. The finding came in the wake of a contentious divorce, in which her former spouse continued to harass her. After she attempted to disable the device, another appeared, according to the lawsuit.
In response to concerns about AirTags, Apple developed notifications, like the one Hughes received, to make individuals aware of AirTags that are moving with them. However, the feature can only be used on Apple products running on iOS 14.5 or later, and there is no analogous system for Android users, the lawsuit noted."
..."Lauren Hughes, one of the women suing Apple, was in the process of moving out of fear of her stalker when she received a notification on her phone that an AirTag was traveling in her vicinity. She eventually found an AirTag on her car, according to the lawsuit.
After Hughes moved, her stalker posted a picture of her new neighborhood on social media, which included a tag that suggested they had placed another AirTag.
The other woman suing Apple, who remained anonymous, found an AirTag in her child’s backpack. The finding came in the wake of a contentious divorce, in which her former spouse continued to harass her. After she attempted to disable the device, another appeared, according to the lawsuit.
In response to concerns about AirTags, Apple developed notifications, like the one Hughes received, to make individuals aware of AirTags that are moving with them. However, the feature can only be used on Apple products running on iOS 14.5 or later, and there is no analogous system for Android users, the lawsuit noted."
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