While Apple has provided some solutions to prevent AirTags from being used to stalk people, they either require you to have an iPhone or to hear a sound from the AirTag. The problem is that it isn’t a perfect solution.
A firm that has made wireless scanning devices for law enforcement has announced a version for consumers that can immediately detect AirTags, long before Apple’s anti-stalking features start sounding off.
Apple’s AirTags have highlighted the issue of stalking, and come in for valid criticism even as they’ve also lead to the arrest and jailing of stalkers. It’s true, though, that AirTags can take at least hours before a user gets a tracking alert on their iPhones.
It’s also true that Android users don’t get those alerts unless they already know to have downloaded an app. And furthermore, people are reselling AirTags with the chirping speaker removed for extra stealth. . . .
William Gallagher, “This new gadget can instantly find a hidden AirTag,” AppleInsider, February 23, 2023.
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