If you read us regularly, you may remember that a few months ago we told you about the lawsuit filed against Apple due to its AirTags, the tracking devices presented by Apple, early three years ago, by physically connecting them to the position We want to always be reachable through these beacons, can extend the entire reach of the Find network those in Cupertino to look for it if necessary.

When AirTAgs were introduced, Apple focused on respecting user privacy with these positives, stating that Apple does not store location data on the tag and that communications between it and Find My are fully encrypted. An appropriate approach in terms of the measures taken to protect the privacy of its owner, but that proved insufficient against other types of threats.

Specifically, and as already announced in the same year that they went on sale, Apple’s geo-located brands They could be used in espionage, harassment and acts of harassment. The first cases talked about affected people (mainly women) who found an AirTag of unknown origin in their vehicles. Thus, as stated in the original complaint, “Price only $29, [AirTag] It has become the preferred weapon of harassers and abusers«.

In response to the lawsuit filed in October, Apple said it designed its AirTags with first-class security measures and therefore cannot be blamed for misuse of the devices. However, and although the judge excluded much of the plaintiffs from the original text, he considers it established that three of them did indeed inform Apple of these issues, and as a result Yes, there will be a lawsuit against Apple over its AirTags.

Beacons of this type have become a security and privacy concern, and while Apple and Google have long stated that they are working on improvements to combat these risks, the truth is that in Cupertino they took it more calmly than one would have liked, to the point that Google is delaying the launch of its own beacon location network precisely because it doesn’t want it up and running until Cupertino has done its homework. Maybe starting this process is the push they’ve been waiting for.

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