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Apple to Face Lawsuit Claiming AirTags Are Weapon of Stalkers, US Court Rules
Apple must face a lawsuit that claims the company's AirTag device was used by stalkers to track their victims. The company was accused in the case of negligently releasing the AirTag despite warnings that the product would be re-purposed for surveillance.
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US Man Places Apple AirTag On His Ex-Wife's Car To Stalk Her: Police
The accused is being charged with electronic tracking of a motor vehicle.
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AirTag Stalking Victims Unconvinced By Apple Fixes
Conceived as an aid for the absent-minded, AirTag sensors are being diverted towards more sinister ends, with manufacturer Apple facing anger -- and lawsuits -- over their use as a stalking tool.
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Apple AirTag Firmware Updates Adds Feature to Address Stalking Concerns, Fixes Accelerometer Bug: Report
Apple has rolled out two firmware updates for its AirTag item tracking device, but details on the changes have now been revealed in a new report. The updates bring precision finding for AirTags owned by someone else, among other changes.
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AirTag Stalking: Apple Faces Lawsuit by Two Women Over Dangerous Tracking by Exes
Apple was sued by two US women who have claimed that the company's AirTag allows stalkers to track and locate their victims. The Cupertino company had advertised the AirTag as “stalker proof” when it launched the device in April 2021, but privacy advocates have warned, and police reports have verified, that the tiny devices can be misused to tr...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook’s Accused Stalker Agrees to Stay Away
A woman accused of harassing Apple CEO Tim Cook with pleas for sex and other crude suggestions before showing up at his Silicon Valley home in a threatening manner last October agreed to stay away from him for the next three years under an agreement approved Tuesday.
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WhatsApp Reportedly Working on Restricting Unknown People From Knowing Your Last Seen, Online Status Updates
WhatsApp is reportedly making it harder for people to know your last seen status and online presence on the instant messaging app. The update is said to be rolled out to some people on Android and iOS.
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WhatsApp Flaw Allows Cyber-Stalking via Online Status, Researchers Say
WhatsApp is found to have a flaw that could allow third parties to stalk users by exploiting its default online status feature.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Stalked by San Francisco Man
The iPhone maker has been granted a temporary restraining order against an Indian-origin man who was said to be harassing its CEO Tim Cook and has shown up at his residence in Palo Alto twice.
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Apple Removes Instagram Stalking App ‘Like Patrol’ From App Store
Apple has removed an app called "Like Patrol" that stalked users on Instagram and allowed those who downloaded it to scrape information from the Facebook-owned platform about the activity of other users.
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Huawei Stalks Apple, Samsung in Global Smartphone Market
Huawei surpassed Apple to become the world's number two smartphone maker in the second quarter of this year and has market leader Samsung in its sights.
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Google Waze App's Police Tracking Feature Worrying Law Enforcement
To some in law enforcement, the feature amounts to a stalking app for people who want to harm police. They want Google to disable that feature.
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Apple to Face Lawsuit Claiming AirTags Are Weapon of Stalkers, US Court Rules
Apple must face a lawsuit that claims the company's AirTag device was used by stalkers to track their victims. The company was accused in the case of negligently releasing the AirTag despite warnings that the product would be re-purposed for surveillance.
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US Man Places Apple AirTag On His Ex-Wife's Car To Stalk Her: Police
The accused is being charged with electronic tracking of a motor vehicle.
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AirTag Stalking Victims Unconvinced By Apple Fixes
Conceived as an aid for the absent-minded, AirTag sensors are being diverted towards more sinister ends, with manufacturer Apple facing anger -- and lawsuits -- over their use as a stalking tool.
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Apple AirTag Firmware Updates Adds Feature to Address Stalking Concerns, Fixes Accelerometer Bug: Report
Apple has rolled out two firmware updates for its AirTag item tracking device, but details on the changes have now been revealed in a new report. The updates bring precision finding for AirTags owned by someone else, among other changes.
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AirTag Stalking: Apple Faces Lawsuit by Two Women Over Dangerous Tracking by Exes
Apple was sued by two US women who have claimed that the company's AirTag allows stalkers to track and locate their victims. The Cupertino company had advertised the AirTag as “stalker proof” when it launched the device in April 2021, but privacy advocates have warned, and police reports have verified, that the tiny devices can be misused to tr...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook’s Accused Stalker Agrees to Stay Away
A woman accused of harassing Apple CEO Tim Cook with pleas for sex and other crude suggestions before showing up at his Silicon Valley home in a threatening manner last October agreed to stay away from him for the next three years under an agreement approved Tuesday.
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WhatsApp Reportedly Working on Restricting Unknown People From Knowing Your Last Seen, Online Status Updates
WhatsApp is reportedly making it harder for people to know your last seen status and online presence on the instant messaging app. The update is said to be rolled out to some people on Android and iOS.
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WhatsApp Flaw Allows Cyber-Stalking via Online Status, Researchers Say
WhatsApp is found to have a flaw that could allow third parties to stalk users by exploiting its default online status feature.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Stalked by San Francisco Man
The iPhone maker has been granted a temporary restraining order against an Indian-origin man who was said to be harassing its CEO Tim Cook and has shown up at his residence in Palo Alto twice.
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Apple Removes Instagram Stalking App ‘Like Patrol’ From App Store
Apple has removed an app called "Like Patrol" that stalked users on Instagram and allowed those who downloaded it to scrape information from the Facebook-owned platform about the activity of other users.
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Huawei Stalks Apple, Samsung in Global Smartphone Market
Huawei surpassed Apple to become the world's number two smartphone maker in the second quarter of this year and has market leader Samsung in its sights.
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Google Waze App's Police Tracking Feature Worrying Law Enforcement
To some in law enforcement, the feature amounts to a stalking app for people who want to harm police. They want Google to disable that feature.
