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Apple Sued by Women Over ‘Dangerous’ AirTag Stalking by Exes
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Apple Sued by Women Over ‘Dangerous’ AirTag Stalking by Exes

[ad_1] Apple Inc. was sued by two women who say its AirTag devices make it easy for stalkers to track and terrorize victims. Apple Inc. was sued by two women who say its AirTag devices make it easy for stalkers to track and terrorize victims. The inexpensive devices, about the size of a half-dollar coin, are intended to be slipped into or attached to personal possessions, like backpacks or keys, to help owners locate them. But privacy advocates have warned -- and police reports have verified -- that AirTags can also be used to track people without consent. An ex-boyfriend of one of the women who filed the lawsuit planted an AirTag in the wheel well of her car and was able to find out where she had moved to avoid his harassment, according to the proposed class-action complaint fil...