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Apple and Google team up to fight AirTag stalking

The makers of iOS and Android say they’re working on software that will alert you when you’re being followed by a Bluetooth tracker — regardless of what kind of phone you use

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Updated May 2, 2023 at 6:59 p.m. EDT|Published May 2, 2023 at 6:09 p.m. EDT
An Apple AirTag. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
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Apple and Google are teaming up to fight a stalking problem the tech industry created: people using AirTags and other Bluetooth devices to track people without their consent.

The tiny gadgets, which are sold as a digital way to find lost keys and other items, have been used by creeps and abusers to spy on people by hiding them in bags, cars and other personal belongings.