Neowin News Feed for: Stalking

AirTags stalking lawsuit against Apple expands with dozens of new victims

Omer Dursun — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:40:01 +0000

A lawsuit against Apple over AirTag-enabled stalking expanded, with more than three dozen new plaintiffs claiming to be victims of stalking. The expanded lawsuit seeks damages for invasion of privacy. Read more...

Apple sued by two women alleging AirTags were used to stalk them

Justin Luna — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:32:01 +0000

Two women are suing Apple over their exes' use of AirTags to spy on them. Their lawsuit states that the company failed to implement effective safeguards to prevent people from using AirTags to stalk. Read more...

Man gets arrested for tracking girlfriend by attaching an Apple Watch to her car's wheel

Usama Jawad — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 07:30:02 +0000

A man from Nashville, Tennessee has been arrested for tracking his girlfriend's whereabouts by attaching his Apple Watch to her car's wheel and then using the Life360 app to track her location. Read more...

Tile launches its first anti-stalking feature 'Scan and Secure' to alert about trackers

Alap Naik Desai — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 06:02:01 +0000

Tile has released a new feature it claims can identify a tracker being used to stalk victims. The "Scan and Secure" feature scans for trackers in the vicinity and alerts users if it finds any. Read more...

Snapchat will now allow you to share your real-time location with trusted friends

Usama Jawad — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 14:10:01 +0000

Snap has announced that it now allows you to share your live location with trusted friends on Snapchat. The feature is off by default but can be enabled for short periods of time with those you trust. Read more...

Apple strengthens protections against unwanted AirTag tracking

Paul Hill — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 20:20:01 +0000

Responding to criticism about its AirTag device, Apple is preparing to update its devices so that people are better protected against bad actors who use AirTag trackers to stalk targets. Read more...

Android users should install the Apple AirTag anti-stalking app

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:00:02 +0000

Android users could be stalked by criminals more easily because they do not know about the Apple Tracker Detect app that alerts them that they're unknowingly carrying a stalker's AirTag with them. Read more...