Dozens join lawsuit alleging Apple AirTags are stalkers’ “weapon of choice.”

  • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I wonder if Apple could give an option for the anti stalking to android. If they could but they aren’t, that could be an argument that they are making stalking easier to promote their ecosystem.

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      1 year ago

      I wonder if Apple could give an option for the anti stalking to android.

      Apple and Google collaborated on a specification for this and anti-stalking rolled out to Android in August.

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      1 year ago

      They already did, except you need to be willing to install a proprietary Apple application. Still a de facto data ransom.

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      1 year ago

      They put out an android app that will notify people of AirTags not that long after they first came out, so they already have. But, as is kinda obvious, not so many people know about it.

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        1 year ago

        The pixels seem to have it by default. I don’t have the Apple app, but my phone will tell me the airtag on my keys was following me. It’s pointless though, because it shows up a couple hours after the fact.

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            1 year ago

            Fair point. I still feel that it could be better. I’m seeing that I can go to work, be there all day, and come home, and only receive the notification late evening. I’d prefer it to be faster for the sake of those affected by actual stalking.