Apple needs to exterminate bug causing AirTags stalking false alarms

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Could a bug be the cause of false alarms created by Apple's AirTags item trackers which send out notifications warning that users might be getting stalked.

is now having issues with AirTags that result in alerts being sent to users who aren't being stalked at all. While the device was designed to help people keep tabs on small items that they are apt to lose such as key chains, the AirTags have been used by criminals to follow the whereabouts of certain car models that bring high returns in the stolen car market.

The bogus reports have created"confusion and concern, and have led recipients on wild goose chases" according to the. And graphs tracking these bogus AirTag alerts create patterns that are not realistic. These patterns are showing the erratic movements of these AirTags moving in nonsensical directions.

Apple needs to exterminate bugs that are scaring users by sending them false messages about getting stalked Another iPhone user, 24-year-old Natalia Garcia, received a notification telling her that an"AirTag Found Moving With You." She received the message after an evening in downtown Chicago."It was scary," Garcia said,"I checked my purse, looked all around to make sure no one put an AirTag on me," she said. She tried to force the tracker to ring its alarm but the Find My app just would say"AirTag Not Reachable.

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