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Apple and Google announced today that they will lead an industry-wide initiative to draft a specification that alerts users to unwanted Bluetooth tracking after numerous cases of Bluetooth trackers like Apple’s AirTag being used for stalking or other criminal apps. Other tracker makers like Samsung, Tile, Chipolo, eufy Security, and Pebblebee have expressed interest in …
Today, Apple and Google jointly announced that they have worked together to address the problem of unwanted tracking by dedicated location-tracking devices like Apple’s AirTags. These are notorious for being used to track individuals without their knowledge, and it seems companies finally feel the need to intervene in some way. The way to do […]
Apple and Google are working together on a new industry-wide effort to help limit the risk of Bluetooth devices like AirTags being used for unwanted tracking after a number of
Apple and Google have teamed up to work on a draft industry-wide specification via the IETF that's designed to tackle safety risks and alert users...
In a joint effort, Apple and Google have proposed a new industry specification aimed at preventing the misuse of Bluetooth location-tracking devices.