Apple has been working to prevent unscrupulous users from using their AirTags to track people illegally or commit crimes. As part of its efforts, the company published an update in December that alerts users if someone is using one of these devices to track them.
However, new reports indicate that this alert function could be sending erroneous tracking notifications to some users.
According to a report published by The Wall Street Journal , some Apple users are receiving false tracking alerts at night when they are at home.
It is believed that this type of alerts could be a software failure , since in none of the cases where users have received the notification has an unknown AirTag been found.
One aspect in which the people who have received these alerts agree is that It has been stressful thinking that someone is trying to track them down while they are at home. gar. In some cases, users have gone so far as to have their cars checked to verify that an AirTag has not been installed illegally.
“I thought: ‘Who would want to harass me? Who would want to hurt me?” commented one of the users who received the alert.
Incorrect use
Although the function that allows identifying unauthorized tracking is presenting some flaws its need became evident after some criminals used AirTags to commit crimes .
Prior to the release of the update, there was a record of people using Apple devices to identify luxury cars and later steal them from their owners’ homes.
This inappropriate use was possible largely due to how small and easy to hide AirTags can be, since being practically the size of a coin is easy to hide them so that they go unnoticed.
The authorities recommend that in case of receiving an alert of that the person is being tracked with one of these devices, you should find a safe area and follow the instructions that your cell phone will show you. Among them is activating the AirTag alarm sound to make it easier to find it even when it is hidden.
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