IoT and Where do Apple AirTags Fit in
The AirTag has become a real weapon for Burglary, harassment, assault, car theft and Apple obviously could not be silent on it. In a post published on its site, the brand explains that it has planned to add more protective measures to its AirTags to minimize the possibility of malicious beings using them to track a person or steal a vehicle.
“AirTag was designed to help people locate their personal belongings, not to track the people or property of others,” Apple wrote in a press release. We have seen reports of people attempting to misuse AirTag for malicious or criminal purposes. We condemn in the strongest terms any malicious use of our products. »
An alert message warns the AirTag owner that following people without their consent is a crime.
In cooperation with security experts but also legislators, Apple will work to find ways to limit these practices, and in the year, an update will limit these cases. First, Apple is updating its algorithm to notify users more quickly that an unwanted tracker is placed near them. It also says that iPhone 11, 12 and 13 users will be able to use Precision Finding to see exactly where an unknown AirTag is when in range, something only the AirTag owner could do before. Remember that, in Android, Apple has made available Tracker Detect, an application that allows owners of Android smartphones to be alerted to the presence of a cookie made in Apple.
When receiving alerts, Apple also says it will start sending notifications to iPhones at the same time when an unknown AirTag first plays an alert sound. The goal is to compensate for possible choking of the AirTag speaker. Similarly, Apple says it will focus on louder, higher pitched tones in the future.
On Android, TrackerDetect tells you when an Airtag is around.
Apple is not the only manufacturer affected
The next update will include an alert message: Anyone setting up an AirTag will see a new privacy warning message stating that using AirTags for unwanted tracking is a crime. This post will also emphasize that victims will be notified upon detection and that law enforcement may request identifying information about the owner of an AirTag.
“The system of alerts that Apple notified to potential victims of any unwanted tracking helped to highlight a problem that existed long before AirTags arrived on the market, recalls Erica Olsen, director of the Safety Net Project at National Network to End Domestic Violence. We are pleased that Apple is engaging in the victim safety debate and continuing to improve safeguards. We hope others will follow their example. The others are Samsung, Sony and all the other manufacturers of Bluetooth trackers.
Apple has anti-harassment measures in place to warn people who are being tracked by an unknown AirTag. However, this only works if you have an iPhone… The snitch doesn’t need the person being tracked to have a smartphone, since he can send his location using any iPhone that passes by. For Android mobile owners, the only way to know if you are being tracked is to install the Tracker Detect application recently released by Apple, then manually check for the presence of glitches in the surroundings…
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