WASHINGTON — Apple and Google said Tuesday that the two companies are working together to try and prevent lost item devices, like AirTags, from being used to track people without their permission. As ...
Apple’s AirTag is designed to help people keep track of personal belongings like keys, bags and luggage. But because AirTags and other Bluetooth trackers are small and discreet, concerns about ...
New technology would allow for alerts on all types of phones when any brand of tracking device is detected nearby. Apple and Google are working together to make sure products like AirTags, which can ...
Apple and Google, two unlikely partners, jointly submitted a proposal for industry specification to help combat the misuse of Bluetooth location-tracking devices for unwanted tracking. The ...
Bottom line: Mobile stalking is becoming an increasingly troublesome issue with phones and tracking tags. The situation makes some people feel unsafe. So Google is working to add new options to ...
AirTags have been in the wild since 2021, and Apple and Google have been saying that they plan to enable notifications for unwanted trackers that are, well, tracking you, regardless of the brand that ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Tech rivals Apple and Google have pledged to stop unwanted tracking via ...