AirTag Abuse and Cyber Stalking

A gadget the size of a 10p coin, the AirTag was intended to help people find their keys. Instead it has facilitated a boom in terrifying behaviour from abusers

Anna Moore – The Guardian 5 September 2022

AirTags – a great idea but a privacy nightmare. Worse than that, they can impact on people’s safety. Anna Moore’s article shows how easily Ait Tags can be used for abuse, even though Apple has taken some steps to mitigate the problem. Read it, this knowledge may be useful to you but equally it may help someone you know.

‘I didn’t want it anywhere near me’: how the Apple AirTag became a gift to stalkers | Apple | The Guardian

Smart Thinking Solutions supports this UK Government initiative:

Let’s stop abuse together – Stop Abuse Together (campaign.gov.uk)