How Apple AirTags are being used to stalk people
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- čas přidán 20. 01. 2022
- Inside Edition's Deborah Norville joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss how some are using Apple AirTags to stalk people without their knowledge. The small Bluetooth devices are meant to help you keep track of your belongings, like a purse. Norville explains what you should do if you discover that you are the one being tracked.
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go to the police when detected
police: go to apple
apple: go to the police
wtf.
When someone get hurts because a stalker used air tags to capture their victim lawyers will feast.
feast On what. Or who 🤷🏼♂️ You seriously can’t blame Apple
@@scottcoffelt329 You're right. We should blame the people who allow something like this to the market. I bet criminals' first step after steeling a suitcase or a car is to check for the airtag.
Apple will say that stalking is a feature and the problem is in our minds.
"Think Different"
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When this tracker was introduced the first thing I told my husband is how someone could be tracked without knowing it.
I bet private investigators love this device.
They've already had tracking devices for
40 years. Spy wear has been available to public without license or training. Expensive and fragile at first.
Difference between this and past trackers is Apple made this one talk to others devices to let them know they are being tracked. Question is how many people are being tracked with devices that aren’t telling you it’s tracking you. Apple just makes it obvious you’re being tracked without your knowledge
This is just one of a long line of them, before that there was Tile, and if I recall there were other types of trackers. I thought those were extremely useful to put on keychains so you could find the lost keys, or in another case, just knowing where your kid is. It's not all nefarious. In my opinion, it's a great way to keep your kid protected; if someone does try to take them, as long as they have their keys or whatever these devices are attached to, they can be recovered unharmed. A bad buy will know to throw away a cell phone, everyone knows those can track, but will they know about these little button-shaped things?
This isn't new at all... What's new is now you can identify there's a tracker near you
You have a cellphone i bet
Add a “contact law enforcement” feature, that way thieves will be deterred and people being legitimately stalked can find safety.
Just when you thought life couldn't get any scarier...
Apple is going to start selling a "magical" airtag detector wand for $399.99
It’s legit an app on your phone stop being stupid
@@whoknows6918 you mad bro?!
@@whoknows6918 found the Apple shill lol
😂😅😂
@@treboretnilgam4981 found the ignorant technophobe
Perfect tool for serial killers to track their victims home
Apple should bind these airtags to those who bought it so it could be use to easily track who was stalking you.
Why can't they just solve this using software? Like when they notify you that your being tracked, give the option to stop your devices from communicating with the airtag.
You need to add TM at the end of your sentence so no one steals your idea and you can sell it to Apple!
Because the air tag does not need your device to communicate with it. It is the person who placed it in your car whose device is tracking the location of the air tag. What would be the point of you stopping communication with the air tag?
@@14thegr8 No. the AirTag connects to the Bluetooth of any nearby apple devices then updates its location. In other words it’s crowdsourced and depends on other peoples devices to track its location. It doesn’t have its own GPS
Just banned that airtag from the ifound network
The airtag uses other people's Iphones to track it's location. It doesn't track where you are, it tracks where itself is.
Tracking devices have been available for 20 years or more. There are also ways to track another person through their cell phone if they have your cell number.
Brenda this is not the same at all.
Please elaborate 👀
This video provides so many useful information, thank you so much.
However, there is so much misinformation in this story. Some of it is correct but some of it is incorrect. They need to rerun the story with corrected information.
For a company that likes to touts "privacy", they are really good at letting other people know your location and stalk you.
You do realize that you can go online and get a tracker that doesn't notify anyone of its existence...
@@juliuswhaley9113 apples is way more affordable and easier to access
@@GRIND9551 and also way safer
and yet I can't even reset the password to the apple ID i've had since middle school, because I don't own an apple product....... 🤦♀
If they have an iphone 12 or later they can find the precise location of the airtag. your typical shop won't know this unless they take the simple step of researching it and finding someone with a 12 pro or 13 pro to help locate it. Maybe the best bet is to take the car to an apple store and an apple employee with one of those devices can help you find it. You can also deactivate the airtag from your phone and when found remove the battery. Apple can trace the airtag to the apple id it belongs to and identify who has been tracking you and take steps to arrest them if it's a crime to do so in the area where the airtag was found.
I don’t think you can precision find with other people’s tags, though.
You could download an app that picks up Bluetooth or any sorta connections around your phone . It goes from 0percent to 100 percent the closer you get to that device ! And it doesn’t have to be connected to your phone .
If the technology can be made to be smart enough to detect when it's with someone it's not supposed to be with, couldn't they also design it so that it automatically turns off tracking in those situations? Apple bears some responsibility here if people are hurt from this.
Well the supposedly "correct" way to use this tech is to put it inside your suitcase, in your car, so that if your stuff is stolen then "you" can track it. Your proposed solution allows the Thief's iPhone to turn off the tracker. (As such your AirTag would be useless in trying to recover your stolen item.)
Personally, I wish Apple had never built or released this privacy-invasive technology.
@@skug978 Perhaps it could be set to a time limit, in which it notifies the user that it is with someone else's device and then turns off a short period of time later. At least giving someone whose stuff was stolen enough time to call the police to report it or something. idk just an idea.
I do agree it would've been better if they had not made this device in the first place.
@@Laz3rCat95 You're both wrong. Apple isn't the first to offer a tracker. They're merely the first to make it easily detectable. The problem you're complaining about has been around for a very long time, but with Air Tags there's a partial solution. So do you really want to eliminate an incomplete solution while leaving all the other trackers that make no attempt at solving the problem?
@@therealctoo4183 Fair enough, I hope they make changes to it though.
Which is why I can't believe nobody in Apple's legal department were able to put the brakes on this product until a concrete solution was in place to prevent criminals and sexual predators from using these things for the wrong reason. I can just see all the lawsuits and bad press once crimes start happening because if these devices.
People did it with tile as well. It’s just apple has made it more accessible. Could you perhaps X-ray the car … can’t believe I even have to say that.
It's inside the engine
usually it's an airpod that has been dislodged from the case. it doesn't recognize it when one is in and one is out.
It's time for apple to pull this product for sure. This is gonna get scarier and more crazy.
Do you even know how the product works ?
So than tile and other company’s should to thebv
Doesn’t stop people from tracking you with another device that doesn’t tell you that you are being tracked at least with Apple they will tell you.
This from Apple February 10, 2022 :We have been actively working with law enforcement on all AirTag-related requests we’ve received. Based on our knowledge and on discussions with law enforcement, incidents of AirTag misuse are rare; however, each instance is one too many.
Every AirTag has a unique serial number, and paired AirTags are associated with an Apple ID. Apple can provide the paired account details in response to a subpoena or valid request from law enforcement. We have successfully partnered with them on cases where information we provided has been used to trace an AirTag back to the perpetrator, who was then apprehended and charged.
Maybe it's time we hold Apple responsible for this!!! Why should we be responsible and be forced to to run Apple software to protect ourselves GET APPLE FOR THIS!!!
You already carry a tracking device, it's called a cell phone. Not sure what your point is here.
@@BlackSeranna
LMAOAY. It's quite obvious you don't see the point. I think you should read it again. And you might also consider why should I BE FORCED to buy an Apple phone and purchase their software just to protect me from an Apple device!!! Not all cell phones will track that Apple device. Or maybe you should pay me to run the Apple software. And by the way if you don't get it criminals have figured out how to get around the tracking software. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THE NEXT VICTIM OF THIS TRASH.
@@catman8965 I don't want to be a victim of this, no. But my point is, and maybe you missed it, is that we are all essentially carrying tracking devices. Apple is merely saying that they can protect you from their own tracking devices (I doubt they will make you pay for it, or if they are, I doubt they will do it for long as that is bad public relations) - but let's be fair - Apple at least notifies a person whether one of their own devices is tracking you. I'm pretty sure that if Google or Samsung put out a tracking device, Apple may not be able to notify a person of an unknown device they didn't make. You are trying to make one company responsible for every other company's devices? I feel like you, yourself, have missed the point. And like I said, there's been tracking devices around for a long time, our phones and laptops track us, just as we track where they are.
@@BlackSeranna
SORRY!!!! You miss the point. Contrary to what you're thinking NOT everyone has a mobile phone. What are you going to about them? Are YOU going to force them to buy a phone to protect themselves? Maybe YOU should pay for it. Is this software going to work on a flip phone? If you were a police department you would be required to have a court order to put a tracer on somebody's vehicle. There have already been cases where Apple tags have been put on cars that not even experts could find they were so well hidden. Keep in mind if someone puts one of these on your car the criminal can turn it on and turn it off when they want to YOU CAN'T!!! Just wait untill you're sleeping. There have already been women that have been stalked by using these devices and they could not catch who put them in their purse.
P.S. NOT ALL PHONES ARE APPLE OR ANDROID!!! Maybe they put this on your children or your elderly grandparents.
Bro chill! Apple didn't make this for bad. You're so stupid.
This is ridiculous advice. "Don't go home"? You're assuming that the person found it, or was just informed directly after the offender placed it on their vehicle. What if you don't get notified until a day later? They already know where your home and work is at that point.
they should've kept it at the devices that make a sound when you push a button, making it possible to track the exact location is where it went wrong
Get a signal jammer that plugs into your cigarette lighter or USB alot. It's tiny and strong.
Stalkers are monsters enough and with air tags they become little gods.
At 4:43, did she really says "rots of ruck"???
They couldn’t find it because it’s probably her own air tag… sometimes when you update it unlinks
So is the poor girl from Atlanta supposed to stay away from work and home for a year?!? Apple needs to take responsibility.
Apple really didn’t think the dangers of this product through at all. Knowing there’s a device on your person and being altered is great but if you can’t find it, waiting for the battery to die is not a solution. Android devices the problem only gets worse. Most people, especially older people don’t even know what airtags are, let alone know they need a separate app to detect one, and even then running it manually is not a solution, unless you plan on running it 5 times a day, to then not find it, to then wait a year for it’s battery to die. Sorry Apple, you failed dangerously on this one. This is a dream product for the criminal and the deranged.
I'm with you on this! Exact same page.
What they didn’t mention is that Apple is now t the only company with trackers. There is also the popular “ Tiles” and those are not connected to a phone maker so you won’t know about those at all.
@@kandacecarter6826 I think they only mention Apple is because although Tile do the same thing, Tile's global network is tiny compared to Apples. Tile relys on other people with Tile to locate an item over 400 feet. The only thing you need to track an Airtag over 30 feet is another iPhone near it, and we know how many iPhones there are in the world, significantly more than Tiles.
Do you need to have a hotspot in your car for the device to track you? Or does it work without a hotspot? Same question for Bluetooth.
@@Tubes12AX7k No, the internet of things has made it to where even older vehicles can be tracked. Line of sight and proximity are the big issues. All signals can be used: cellular, wifi, Bluetooth and NFC. For example you could even be on a highway in a rural area and it will work, sad to say.
*first thing you do is go home get a gun and wait for them to come and then start spraying. you can save 15% of your time and money.*
These devices should be required to show the location of the device that is tracking it, once the person who placed the tracking device becomes the “prey” things would become interesting.
Galaxy SmartTags just watching in the corner like 👁️👄👁️
Someone needs to create a airtag deactivation wand & every autoshop should have one. That way if an unknown Apple tag is with the car but it can’t be found, just wave the wind around the car to deactivate it. Or the device that detects the unknown tag should have an option for sending a signal to deactivate its tracking. That’s probably an easier way to deal with it.
Your phone does the same! Why isn't that illegal?
Because you have the option to turn it off or disable it 😐
Thank you again, apple.
"don't go home" it only notifies you when you arrive home...
Take the thing, tag the next out of state (commercial) truck and lead the stalker on a 5000 mile journey 😄
Pull this!!! What about people who don’t use Apple products and have no way of knowing even. Pull this product!!!
Milwaukee Tools has a TRACKING Similar device , so it shouldn't just be Isolated to Apple AirTags. The Milwaukee Tool Tracker can be bought online or at Hardware stores . If you use Apple products it will Notify you if AIRTAG is present , but Milwaukee tracker doesn't notify anyone ,scary.
What they didn’t mention is that Apple is now t the only company with trackers. There is also the popular “ Tiles” and those are not connected to a phone maker so you won’t know about those at all.
Did deborah norville just say "rots o ruck" on that????????
Damn she trippin
The second girl wants to see what the guy with the tracker looks like before she decides to press charges.
Wtf did they think they’d be used for lol
They knew but profit over people is the ace card.
I mean mines on my dogs and keys.. and wallet……..
@@whoknows6918 so you’re stalking your dog?
Lisa could put an eye out with her hand gestures.
So apple can’t tell who the tracker is linked too and send authorities to the location of the tracker
It's very pathetic of Apple for showing very little willingness to help or even deflecting the issue in regards to the device they created.
Anything can be misused. It’s easy enough to locate and have some fun with it though.
apple should discontinue Air Tags and remotely shutdown all existing Air Tags
@@hond4h34d definitely
If your iPhone detects an unknown AirTag, go to a police station. Safer there than leading a stalker to your home.
So what if my wife has an android? She’s out of luck?
Yep
This lady is intelligent and she did her research
The mini speaker inside the Airtag can be disconnected and it won’t play the sound.
😳
No it can’t
@@whoknows6918 yes you can open it up and take out the speaker. Look up tutorials on here on how to do it.
I just saw on TikTok a guy did a “memento” search in his Gas Tank where he or someone else put this air tag. News to me.
why tf would apple even make this? RECALL ALL THE AIRTAGS
Stop this . This isn’t a thing, this makes me hate the media. They don’t work unless there is an apple phone around. Also if you want to stalk some one there is simpler and more cost effective ways of doing this. Also , why aren’t the women being stalked being hot? Why waste 25 $ on a “5”. This is just media needing a story
Not really it just pings off of other apple decieded so you personally don’t need an iPhone
Excellent story!
I enjoy CBS Morning so much. So many great stories
How about get a app that can show where is it and disable it and there device
I will never use an AirTag like that
I love the reporter that really wanted to be an actor. Trying as hard to look like a detective. TV is fun. We laught at CZcamsrs but TV is just priceless storytelling lmao
What if an item of yours gets stolen and it alerts the thief that they are being tracked, this will surely enable the thief to look for the hidden tag and disable it somewhere away from their home and so they won’t get caught with your stolen property. Defeats the purpose don’t you think ?
No.
What's that song they led into the story with? I know it but I can't place it!!
Getting human trafficking vibes -
Now you just gave more people ideals to do!!!
IN GA IT IS ILLEGAL TO PUT IN THE CABIN OF YOUR CAR.
OUTSIDE IS FINE
Did Lisa Guerrero just leave the club to go cover this story ?🤣🤣🤣 Omg
😂😂😂😂😂😂 you recognized her too!!!!!!
This could easily be mitigated by Apple creating a feature to disable the tracking device.
The only catch is if they are used the way Apple intended them to be used, disabling them will stop genuine users from being able to locate and recover their mislaid property.
Anyone surprised by this is probably a visiting alien.
These things should have serial numbers so law enforcement can find out from what store it was bought from and to whom with credit card info and video of purchase
Lol! A cheating husband! Why does it have to be a husband?
OMG With THAT pageant hair, the reporter wins Miss Georgia for this week!!
Pishhh…Most people are so uninteresting to everyone else , they wish they were cool enough to be “tracked” . This should not effect most of us losers.
How is this NOT illegal for ANY reason?
Can't you use EMF tracker to locate the airtag? poor lady. :(
What is the name of the ios app that can detect Air tag??
plot twist: that auto shop know exactly where the Airtag is.
I love how the iPhone safety feature is shown on an android
The moment this product was released is an automatic red flag for consumers at risk of stalkers.
But Apple touts privacy!
What if it's used to help track kids being kidnapped or small animals dogs and cats etc
Technology / Trackers are so accessible now.
That’s crazy…..
I believe the question was how is this not illegal and Deborah changed the subject Ron what she thought was cute find the gadget activity and only redirected later. Netter if everyone were not talking over each other. More info needed on this so longer segment in future.
turning the device on and off?
@apple if you are watching this please add a means that once the air tag is activated and is being monitored it is permanently activated.
so once you lose your keys for example and once you start the device to find your lost keys it stays on and you have to remove the battery and buy a new air tag.
that will prevent stalking by making it once the stalker starts the tracker it can not be turned off.
or once you find your keys you hit the found option and the device permanently disables so you have to buy a new one .
so if the stalker turns off the device like in this case then he permanently lose the ability to track until he buys a new air tag and plants it again by which point the victim is long gone.
You can’t turn off AirTags so idk why they would report that it
There’s so many other devices out there that do the same thing why are they picking an apple
Its due to the magnet feature that other types of devices do not have.
Because it's relatively cheap and reliable compared to other trackers. You could do this with Tile, but their network was small. Traditional GPS trackers either require you to retrieve them to download location history, get a separate device to track its location, and/or pay an additional monthly fee to have it report its location to you.
With Apple Airtags, you buy it, link it to your account, and it uses nearby iPhones to report its location at no additional cost.
@Ops Blac There are magnets in airtags and double sided tape can also keep it in place. Its a very violent and desperate world when people use this method to follow people for no reason what so ever. If law enforcement used this method, they better have a valid reason for doing so. Kindest Regards, Aiden Alamo
RIP Meat Loaf
I can see a market for Apple Air Tag “ Jammers”…….🤔. 👍👍👍
4:40 Did she say "rots o' ruck on that"? Why? I thought I misheard her, but she dropped the Ls.
So don’t go home …”for a year?” Until the battery goes dead??
Imagine how many Android users are being tracked and don't know about the Tracker Detect app...
Why not get a medal detector to search the car?
What’s the song in the beginning??
99.99 percent of the time it isn’t someone tracking you but it is your own AirTag or someone else’s who’s been traveling with you
Anyone actually wanting to track you isn’t going to use an AirTag 🤣
Thorough investigation by Inside Edition again. They should be a more often contributor for CBS Mornings.
It'll be a good promotion for their show as well.
They should invite Lisa Guerrero in the studio as well, since it's her report.
I would like to point out that only apple devices get the tracking notification not android phones. Some people also sell them without the speakers so don't count on that helping
Will Apple pull these items? All this talk. And there other devices that been available
Under the battery
And if you don't have an iPhone you won't get that notification saying your being followed what a great idea 😵
All I can hope is that Apple goes out of business by the billions of dollars in lawsuits against them. What were they thinking? I guess the people that buy them are so stupid they deserve what they get.
Apple should have initiated an option for unwanted tracking just like what they did to 3rd party apps. If your iphone detected unregistered air tags their should be an option to allow or not allow tracking.
Deborah still got it. #goat
How do you even protect yourself from this?
ok well android needs to add that feature as well.
She can’t go home for a year lol