{"id":12060,"date":"2022-02-11T01:40:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T01:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/11\/apple-tweaks-airtags-to-make-them-less-useful-for-stalkers-the-register\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T01:40:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T01:40:09","slug":"apple-tweaks-airtags-to-make-them-less-useful-for-stalkers-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/11\/apple-tweaks-airtags-to-make-them-less-useful-for-stalkers-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple tweaks AirTags to make them less useful for stalkers \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apple on Thursday said it is modifying its AirTag tracking devices to prevent them from being used for the wrong sort of tracking.<\/p>\n

AirTags \u2012 Bluetooth-enabled discs that report their location \u2013 were announced last April to help people find lost keys, baggage, and other possessions capable of containing, or being tethered to, the $29 tracking tokens. If you put one in your wallet, and it goes missing, you can attempt to locate it via Apple’s iCloud. The tag automatically talks to nearby devices wirelessly to report its whereabouts, allowing its location to be determined. Thus, your wallet can, hopefully, be recovered from wherever the tag reports it is.<\/p>\n

“Your AirTag sends out a secure Bluetooth signal that can be detected by nearby devices in the Find My network,” Apple explains on its website<\/a>. “These devices send the location of your AirTag to iCloud \u2014 then you can go to the Find My app and see it on a map. The whole process is anonymous and encrypted to protect your privacy.”<\/p>\n

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