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The manufacturers of monitoring goods like the AirTag, such as Tile, Chipolo, and Pebblebee, as well as Samsung, which sells the most Android smartphones globally, also support the idea

Apple and Google have proposed a new industry standard that would alert people when an unfamiliar Bluetooth tracker is with them.

Devices like AirTags, Tile, Chipolo, and Pebblebee are supposed to be attached to belongings like wallets and bags, but there have been cases of people using them for criminal or malicious purposes - including alleged stalking.

Apple and Google have come together and proposed an industry specification to help combat the misuse of Bluetooth location-tracking devices for unwanted tracking.

After the release of the AirTag saw a rise in tracking and stalking, it looks as if Apple and Google are now working on industry standards.

Apple and Google propose standard alerts for anyone who may be being tracked by a Bluetooth device.

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The companies have received the backing of Samsung after submitting a new proposal for combating AirTag stalking

The duo has proposed a new standard in the Bluetooth protocol that makes these devices easily detectable.

The companies have received the backing of Samsung after submitting a new proposal for combating AirTag stalking