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A class-action lawsuit against Apple alleges that AirTags are used in harassment and murder.
Apple I ran into it with a class-action lawsuit claiming that AirTag trackers allegedly led to "multiple murders."
Plaintiffs allege that stalkers or potential killers use AirTag to track their victims by placing them in a bag, in a car, or directly on top of a person. The lawsuit also says that Apple failed to take sufficient steps to "protect people from unwanted, dangerous tracking."
Apple says that AirTags are designed to avoid or discourage unwanted tracking by sending notifications to your phone. According to the Apple website, if someone else's AirTag is placed in your bag or jacket, your iPhone will notice it and send a notification with the text: "AirTag detected in motion with you. The owner can see the location of this AirTag." The company also claims that if a person can't find the AirTag, after a certain amount of time, the device will make a sound to let them know where they are.
However, the plaintiffs argue that since the notification does not appear immediately, the stalker has time to track the victim's location. The lawsuit points out that although Apple has reduced the time to receive notifications, some people did not receive notifications until a day after the device was tossed to them. It is noted that Apple sends notifications 4-8 hours after activating the tracker.
Another exciting aspect of AirTag is that Android users don't have the same security measures as iPhone users, because their devices run on a different operating system, so they don't get notified that they're being followed. Apple plans to introduce a tracking option for Android users, but only after it enters into an agreement with Google on cooperation in the field of "anti-harassment measures" in May 2024.
В иске говорится, что последствия использования AirTag «были максимально серьезными». Произошло несколько убийств, в которых убийца использовал AirTag для отслеживания жертвы. В других ситуациях жертвы использовали AirTag, чтобы отследить украденное имущество и вычислить грабителей, а при встрече с ними жертвы были убиты или сами убивали воров.
The lawsuit, filed last year, cites several cases where AirTags were used to track a victim. One of the cases occurred in January 2022, when a woman from the United States was chased by her ex-husband using an AirTag placed in her car. In the end, the man shot the woman. Another incident occurred when a woman hid an AirTag in her man's car and tracked him to a bar, where she killed him with her car.
data According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 7.5 million people are harassed in the United States each year, and 18-24-year-olds are more likely to be harassed than older people. The lawsuit points out that the actual number of victims of harassment may be much higher, since only 40% of cases are reported to the police.
Apple has until October 27 to respond to the class-action lawsuit, which requires a jury trial and an "order banning Apple from further illegal, unfair, and/or fraudulent practices in relation to the design, production, and marketing of AirTag trackers."
Apple I ran into it with a class-action lawsuit claiming that AirTag trackers allegedly led to "multiple murders."
Plaintiffs allege that stalkers or potential killers use AirTag to track their victims by placing them in a bag, in a car, or directly on top of a person. The lawsuit also says that Apple failed to take sufficient steps to "protect people from unwanted, dangerous tracking."
Apple says that AirTags are designed to avoid or discourage unwanted tracking by sending notifications to your phone. According to the Apple website, if someone else's AirTag is placed in your bag or jacket, your iPhone will notice it and send a notification with the text: "AirTag detected in motion with you. The owner can see the location of this AirTag." The company also claims that if a person can't find the AirTag, after a certain amount of time, the device will make a sound to let them know where they are.
However, the plaintiffs argue that since the notification does not appear immediately, the stalker has time to track the victim's location. The lawsuit points out that although Apple has reduced the time to receive notifications, some people did not receive notifications until a day after the device was tossed to them. It is noted that Apple sends notifications 4-8 hours after activating the tracker.
Another exciting aspect of AirTag is that Android users don't have the same security measures as iPhone users, because their devices run on a different operating system, so they don't get notified that they're being followed. Apple plans to introduce a tracking option for Android users, but only after it enters into an agreement with Google on cooperation in the field of "anti-harassment measures" in May 2024.
В иске говорится, что последствия использования AirTag «были максимально серьезными». Произошло несколько убийств, в которых убийца использовал AirTag для отслеживания жертвы. В других ситуациях жертвы использовали AirTag, чтобы отследить украденное имущество и вычислить грабителей, а при встрече с ними жертвы были убиты или сами убивали воров.
The lawsuit, filed last year, cites several cases where AirTags were used to track a victim. One of the cases occurred in January 2022, when a woman from the United States was chased by her ex-husband using an AirTag placed in her car. In the end, the man shot the woman. Another incident occurred when a woman hid an AirTag in her man's car and tracked him to a bar, where she killed him with her car.
data According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 7.5 million people are harassed in the United States each year, and 18-24-year-olds are more likely to be harassed than older people. The lawsuit points out that the actual number of victims of harassment may be much higher, since only 40% of cases are reported to the police.
Apple has until October 27 to respond to the class-action lawsuit, which requires a jury trial and an "order banning Apple from further illegal, unfair, and/or fraudulent practices in relation to the design, production, and marketing of AirTag trackers."
