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Apple AirTags stalking led to ruin and murders, lawsuit says
(arstechnica.com)
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And yet, Apple is the one alerting people that an AirTag may be following them unlike other brands.
I was on a small lunch cruise this summer and after like an hour or so, my android 11 phone pinged me that it detected an unknown airtag following me. Fairly sure by now most would have that functionality.
What's an Android 11?
It's a phone running an OS from 2 or more major revs ago. So, like, the notification functionally is in a LOT of phones by now.
You mean other iPhone users? You are not a person if you don't buy an iPhone.
Google and Samsung had to build and rollout safety features because Apple didn't care for Android users.
The feature needs to be built into the operating system. Apple and Google worked together on a specification for unwanted trackers that's now built into Android.
Thats not even true... they released their android app for tracker detection in 2021.
HOWEVER, it doesnt scan in the background like the new safety features do. Let's not pretend they did absolutely nothing, because they DID do something.
Because Android users routinely install Apple apps. Most people will never know that the app exists. While yes Apple did do something, in reality it doesn't do much. Though it would definitely be useful if you get suspicious that someone is stalking you.
It'd be best if these trackers used an open standard that could be detected by the operating system instead of relying on an app.
Right?
Seems more like a case of survivorship bias. AirTags get the news because they get caught more often than something like a Tile that does not alert people.