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Apple’s new feature to stop AirTag tracking misuse
Apple plans to introduce a number of changes to make it harder to misuse AirTags
The button-sized devices are designed to track lost items but have been misused to track people.
The company said its changes to the device will make suspicious tags easier to find and alert users earlier that an AirTag may be travelling with them.
Apples popular AirTags is innovative and super helpful when used correctly, but there are concerns regarding its surveillance and tracking network impacting billions.
Apple AirTags and ‘Find My’ app only work because of a tracking network that we could all be involved in without knowing.
So what is the airtag?
Its a small device that can be attached to personal items like keys, wallets or luggage.
The tag then sends messages that can be used to track its location.
This sounds clearly pretty useful but AirTags can also be misused.