Cops and Courts Dont Know How to Handle Apples AirTag Stalking Problem

Published: Dec. 14, 2022, 9:06 p.m.

Apple has democratized stalking for the modern world. With the Airtag you can keep track of your luggage and your estranged spouse.


There\u2019s been an uptick in stalking cases with Apple Airtags at the center and the legal system doesn\u2019t quite know what to do. Often, the cops and the prosecutors don\u2019t even know what an Airtag is. So what do you do when there\u2019s technology at the center of your legal battle, technology that the authorities do not understand.


Today on Cyber, Motherboard Senior Editor Samantha Cole comes on to walk us through it.


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