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Apple launches a Personal Safety User Guide to tackle safety concerns like AirTag tracking and device access

Evan Selleck ∙ January 25, 2022
Apple's promotional image showing an AirTag being held between two fingers

When Apple launched its device tracking accessory, the AirTag, it did so to plenty of fanfare. It was just one more Apple-branded device that was designed to help with everyday tasks. However, since the accessory's launch there has been a lot of concern about stalking and property theft. Apple has added features to help alleviate some of those issues, but now the company is going one step further with a dedicated user guide to help smooth over some of the wrinkles.

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Canadian law enforcement link Apple’s AirTag to car thefts

Evan Selleck ∙ December 3, 2021
Apple's promotional image showing an AirTag being held between two fingers

Apple has a tendency to shift industries, and usually that's a good thing. However, in one particular case, it appears that one of the company's newest products are being associated with something that isn't so great: car thefts. Which is surely a little frustrating, considering Apple was getting plenty of flack for not being the first to market with a small device used to track devices.

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Apple will fix AirTag’s Lost Mode vulnerability that could be used for phishing scams

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 29, 2021
Apple's promotional image showing an AirTag being held between two fingers

Apple has acknowledged that it's aware of a serious vulnerability plaguing its personal item tracker, dubbed AirTag. The nasty bug allows nefarious actors to redirect the person who finds and scans a lost AirTag to a phishing website instead of the Apple one. The company has confirmed it is working on a fix, saying the solution will be arriving in the next software update.

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