Apple has shared how it plans to improve AirTag and the Find My app to avoid unwanted tracking by third parties of things or users themselves. Dropped or accidentally left marks will now be easier and faster to detect. They will squeak louder and more often. Notifications in the "Locator" about other people's AirTag will be more detailed and will come more often.
Apple explained that now the AirTag is not just a gadget, but a device for which users will have to be responsible, and their unfair use is unacceptable.
Now, during the initial setup of AirTag, the user will have to agree that he is aware that using the tag to track people or other people's property violates the law and may lead to legal consequences and fines.
Apple said that it is actively cooperating with law enforcement agencies on every request due to the illegal use of AirTag to track people, cars or other objects. The company warned users that it has the right to transfer to the investigating authorities, including Russian, all information about the owner of the AirTag tag, which was entered into it during the activation and configuration process.
The company clarified that in a number of cases, information provided to Apple about illegally used AirTags helped the police track down the attackers, detain them and bring them to justice.
Apple AirTag tags have recently become frequently used by attackers. For example, in Canada, car thieves with their help fixed the location of expensive cars and stole them when the cars were near the owners' houses. They glued these small marks under the bottom or behind the bumper. The owners of the cars were not even aware that they were being monitored.
An AirTag affixed to an item can emit beeps to help you locate it. If an item is lost or left somewhere far away, the Find My feature connects millions of iPhones, iPads and Macs around the world to the search. AirTag broadcasts a Bluetooth signal that nearby devices with Find My enabled can receive. They will send the location of the AirTag to iCloud, and the item can be found on a map in the Find My app.
At the beginning of 2022, the craftsmen were able to physically tamper with the design of the device to turn off the speaker on the AirTag tag to make it invisible.
Dec 14 Apple
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