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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Technology
Ellie Fry

Inside chilling rise of AirTag stalking as Apple device is branded 'gift to abusers'

Angelina was driving her four-year-old daughter to a birthday party when she received an ominous notification on her phone, alerting her to an unknown device that had been tracking her every move.

Like any other Saturday, the 29 year old had been running errands with her two young daughters, from sports practice to food shopping. Her heart began racing when she saw her iPhone populate a map of her exact whereabouts from the last 13 hours. She felt 'targeted' and 'disgusted' that her family had been put at risk.

The map revealed that an Apple AirTag was following Angelina; a coin-sized, Bluetooth enabled device that's easily attached to wallets, bags or keys, to help people track their own valuables. Two years on from its launch, Apple's £35 smart tracker has skyrocketed in popularity despite being mired in controversy, as safety experts have branded it a 'gift to stalkers'.

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