While at the Los Angeles airport, the influencer Montana Brown (“Love Island”) had a rather unpleasant surprise: a notification on his iPhone informing him that there was a AirTag around. She then rummaged in her purse, found the tracker and flushed it down the toilet.
When identifying an AirTag that does not belong to the user, notifications are sent precisely to prevent someone from being tracked by default. This was one of the features implemented by Apple after cases of abuse with its tracker.
According to the BBC, it was only when telling friends about the situation that she realized the seriousness of what had happened. Brown then published what happened on his social networks, so that several other people reported similar stories – showing how common this type of pursuit with the AirTag is, which surprised the actress.
I was very surprised, I had never heard of this happening to people. And this is obviously a method that some people are using to track others and maybe even women who are traveling alone. It was like the penny had dropped. I was just so grateful to have found out [o AirTag na bolsa] and managed to get rid of it.
It is worth remembering that this is far from being the first case of persecution with AirTags. As we have always reported, situations like this are becoming unfortunately common, such as that of a police officer arrested for assaulting a woman with the help of the device. These situations have even led a group to sue Apple due to the risks of the tracker.
It is also important to point out that, if you find an AirTag that is not yours among your belongings, it is right to take it to the police so that the necessary measures can be taken. Apple itself says it collaborates with investigations related to occurrences of the type – a position taken after the large number of cases involving the tracker.
The company also provides recommendations if you find a lost and/or missing AirTag. It’s always good to stay alert, especially after receiving notifications like the ones the actress received.
This is not the first case of its kind involving celebrities, showing how this nefarious use of Apple’s product is becoming increasingly widespread, in addition to reinforcing the urgency of measures that are more effective in curbing this use, before something more serious happens. .
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