Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. With iOS 17.5, iPhones can now alert you when unauthorized Bluetooth trackers are following you, even if they ...

It does not matter if you are using iOS or Android. Apple and Google's collaboration now delivers unwanted Bluetooth tracker alerts that would notify users if they were tagged with the technology. The ...

Apple and Google announced on Monday that iPhone and Android users will start seeing alerts when it’s possible that an unknown Bluetooth device is being used to track them. The two companies have ...

A hobbyist developer's new app, which can detect nearby smart glasses, comes amid resistance to always-on recording and listening devices that invade people's privacy.

On Monday, Apple and Google jointly announced a new privacy feature that warns Android and iOS users when an unknown Bluetooth tracking device travels with them. Named Detecting Unwanted Location ...

It didn't take following the launch of AirTags for reports of abusive usage to surface online. The most obvious was stalking, but experts also flagged how they are being used for car thefts. To ...

Apple and Google's long-in-the-works effort to alert people to unwanted Bluetooth trackers that may have been planted on them has come to fruition. The companies have developed an industry standard ...

What just happened? The problem of tracking devices like AirTags being misused to stalk people has been an issue since they first launched. Now, Apple and Google have announced that their previously ...

In an era where digital privacy is taken very seriously, Android takes a significant leap forward with its Unknown Tracker Alerts. Initially announced at I/O 2023, these alerts are rolling out to ...

Bluetooth trackers, the small, battery-powered devices, help you find lost/misplaced everyday items such as keys, wallets, bags or passports. If the item is nearby, you open an app and trigger a loud ...