Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking alerts in iOS and Android

Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by oblio on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @04:12AM (#40352767)

They weren't marketed but it was implied. If you forgot, they had to patch them a while after release due to stalking concerns so that "day one" point is moot.

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Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by thebruce87m on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @05:16AM (#40353164)

I watched the release live. They have altered the timings of the anti-stalking notifications but they were there on day 1.

Edit: here is an article around the time of release describing how they work: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/05/05/apple-a...

> To discourage what it calls “unwanted tracking,” Apple built technology into AirTags to warn potential victims, including audible alarms and messages about suspicious AirTags that pop up on iPhones. To put Apple’s personal security protections to the test, my colleague Jonathan Baran paired an AirTag with his iPhone, slipped his tag in my backpack (with my permission), and then tracked me for a week from across San Francisco Bay.

> I got multiple alerts: from the hidden AirTag and on my iPhone.

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