Apple testifies to Senate over antitrust violations share Apple is once again facing the United States Senate Judiciary’s antitrust subcommittee following the announcement of its AirTag location trackers on April 20.
The hearing arrives while Apple is simultaneously engaged in a continuing lawsuit with Epic Games over the App Store’s anti-competition and anti-consumer practices, in addition to the subcommittee’s cross-examination of Silicon Valley’s business practices at large.
AirTags, the newest addition to Apple’s extremely connected network of devices, are a new type of GPS tracking device. They’re similar to a “find my phone” tracker, and you can attach them to nearly anything you want to track, provided you buy Apple’s actual mount for the tracker—which is sold separately. The idea is nothing new, and many other companies have produced their own similar products, but Apple’s advantage is that AirTags are supported by its very own “Find My” location tracking technology, which they’ve used for over a decade to recover lost phones.