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Apple’s iOS 15.4 now explicitly pleads you not use AirTags for stalking

Apple is putting stalkers who abuse AirTags on notice. Apple’s fourth beta of its iOS 15.4 has just been released and was confirmed by 9to5Mac to feature an anti-stalking alert when users set up an AirTag. This new privacy notice warns that you’re only supposed to use the AirTags for your own belongings and that tracking someone without their consent is illegal.

This is one of the first concrete steps that Apple has taken in response to the many reports of AirTags being used to stalk people. Earlier this month, Apple detailed a few ways that they’d update their AirTags to prevent people from using it for illegal purposes.

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