Apple and Google announced a new partnership on Tuesday to lead an “industry specification to address unwanted tracking.” Through the partnership, Apple and Google will create a “draft specification” to alert users about possible unwanted tracking by AirTags and other Bluetooth item trackers. While iOS currently offers a robust set of features to help counter […]
Although Apple’s AirTags accessory comes with anti-stalking mechanisms for user safely, a new police report analysis has indicated that these features may not be working as expected all the time. In a new report Wednesday, Motherboard shared the results of an analysis of 150 police reports across a recent eight-month period. Of those reports, less […]
This could be construed as concerning. According to PCMag, a number of Apple AirTag tracking devices with deactivated speakers have been spotted for sale on eBay and Etsy, raising privacy concerns about the risks of removing one of the AirTag’s safeguards. The modified AirTags, dubbed “Silent AirTags,” have had their internal speaker removed so that […]
Seriously, don’t use an AirTag to try to stalk someone, as this has now become a crime with the first legal precedent established to punish it. Apple’s AirTag item trackers have made a lot of headlines since their launch last April, for both good reasons and bad. Per CTInsider, a man in Waterbury, Connecticut has […]
It’s unknown as to exactly what this does, but it’s an AirTags firmware update and it might be helpful. Apple on Wednesday released version 1.0.276 of its AirTags firmware, which is a revision to the update that was made available in June. The updated AirTags 1.0.276 firmware has a build number of 1A287b, while the […]