Android users can download the Tracker Detect app from the Google Play store to do the same thing. However, reports show that the tags can also be used to track people unsuspectingly, if slipped into a purse, suitcase or a car, raising questions about privacy and safety. issued a warning in December about “a new method” being used by car thieves to track and steal high-end vehicles across the region. On its website, Apple says it has incorporated features in the AirTags to discourage “unwanted tracking,” including audible alarms and messages about nearby tags that pop up on Iphones. “To discourage being tracked without your knowledge, Find My will notify you if an unknown AirTag or other Find My network accessory is seen moving with you over time,” Apple’s site says.

Source: CNN January 05, 2022 13:03 UTC