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From what I can tell based on the news coverage, GPS trackers didn't exist before AirTags. But seriously though, this does seem like the kind of thing Apple and Google should collaborate on and establish a standard so that any mobile operating system can notify people of unwanted trackers without requiring the installation of an app.
Whenever some AirTag news come up, I see the argument that GPS trackers had existed for a while, and they could be purchased readily through AliExpress. The argument implies that additional threat posed by the prevalence of AirTag is non-existent as the threat model had existed before. This argument misses the point that to a non-technically-minded consumer, AirTag made stalking significantly easier not only on a tec…
I agree with everything up until “A serious crime suddenly becomes a hip experience.” I think that’s taking it a bit too far (and demonizing Apple a bit).
From what I can tell based on the news coverage, GPS trackers didn't exist before AirTags. But seriously though, this does seem like the kind of thing Apple and Google should collaborate on and establish a standard so that any mobile operating system can notify people of unwanted trackers without requiring the installation of an app.
Apple does notify you of Air tags near you that aren’t yours.
Honestly, I think the problem here is the girl is crazy, not that she found her boyfriend using an airtag.
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Apple does notify you of Air tags near you that aren’t yours.
Not if you're on Android and haven't installed the Tracker Detect app from Apple.
Sounds like the victim and perpetrator lived together. What sort of publicity would this story get if she had turned on Find Friends on his phone and shared his location with her?
It was certainly a concern that people had, and modern news is kinda built to validate concern whenever it can.
Honestly, I think the problem here is the girl is crazy, not that she found her boyfriend using an airtag.
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Not if you're on Android and haven't installed the Tracker Detect app from Apple.
Even if you have, it still doesn't notify you. You have to open the app manually whenever you want to check for them.
> If Tracker Detect notices an AirTag that's been following you for at least 10 minutes, the app will then allow you to play a sound from the AirTag so that you can more easily find the physical tracker. [1]
1: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/how-to-tell-if-an-airtag-is...