38 people now accusing Apple of negligence over stalking, assaults and murders enabled by Bluetooth trackers
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AirTags are roughly the size of a large coin, and use Bluetooth broadcasting technology to connect to nearby Apple devices in order to register their location on Apple's FindMy network. Per the lawsuit, Apple devices have become practically ubiquitous in the United States, making it difficult for those being stalked using an AirTag from escaping their 30-foot reach, even if they themselves don't own an Apple device.
"Tragically, in multiple instances, AirTag tracking led directly to murder," the complaint said. Along with murder allegations mentioned in the original suit, like theWhat's called Grogu but isn't that cute? Google's leaked answer to Apple AirTagsof a woman by her boyfriend after he figured out that she had removed an AirTag he hid in her car, and two instances of stolen vehicles equipped with AirTags by their owners being tracked to thieves' locations.
The amended complaint, which is nearly 100 pages longer than the original, adds three dozen accounts from victims in the suit, several of whom chose to remain unnamed. In one case, an unnamed victim reported finding an AirTag sewn into the body of a stuffed teddy bear among objects recovered from an ex partner's home. In another, a woman reported being unable to sell her car because it contained multiple undiscovered airtags, which mechanics were unable to locate..
"Other than my friends, do people even believe this is happening? Do they believe me? Do they know how much havoc this has created in my life," one plaintiff asked in the lawsuit.As of April 2022, at least 150 police reports were filed in the US alleging AirTags were used by stalkers to track victims, the lawsuit states, without adding new statistics in the amended complaint.
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