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Google rolls out anti-stalking measures for AirTag and other Bluetooth trackers (www.engadget.com)
submitted 1 year ago by gelberhut@lemdro.id to c/technology@lemmy.world
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I do not think that somebody will track me with a physical tracker, but still nice to have some protection.

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[–] gelberhut@lemdro.id 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Somebody with an iphone puts an airtag in your bag/car/etc and track you. Airtag is that usable because it can be located by other people's iphones (and you will be reported), otherwise it would be mostly useless.

[–] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yep you got it! Specifically only the person who bought the AirTag and registered it.

Apple is rolling out the newest generation of them soon so hopefully it will get addressed/secured further.

It’s a tough problem that I’m not sure there’s a solution for besides notifying nearby people that it’s there