Path: ...!news.nobody.at!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!newsfeed.bofh.team!paganini.bofh.team!not-for-mail From: Jerry Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android Subject: US Police Warn Those Driving to Canada to Watch for Hidden AirTags on Their Cars Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 23:29:27 -0600 Organization: To protect and to server Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2024 05:29:27 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: paganini.bofh.team; logging-data="877098"; posting-host="qPAW9iTekNIgGYPrSONf1g.user.paganini.bofh.team"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@bofh.team"; posting-account="9dIQLXBM7WM9KzA+yjdR4A"; User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 SeaMonkey/2.49.5 X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.9.3 Bytes: 2240 Lines: 21 If you're road-tripping to Canada, keep an eye out for AirTags, which criminals are using to track and steal cars, according to Vermont police. Common hiding spots for the trackers are under a car's windshield wipers, in its front grille, or inside a vehicle that was left unlocked. According to law enforcement in the state, a number of people have found hidden AirTags on their vehicles after making road trips to Canada, 9to5Mac reports. Authorities believe the AirTags are being placed on the vehicles with the intention of eventually stealing those vehicles. Apple notifies iPhone users if it detects an unknown AirTag traveling with you. The company has also released an app for Android users that allows them to manually search for the trackers. https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-protect-yourself-against-airtag-and-tile-stalking Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit over this, which a judge recently allowed to move forward, finding that the plaintiffs had enough proof for their claims against Apple for negligence and product liability. US Police Warn Those Driving to Canada to Watch for Hidden AirTags on Cars https://www.pcmag.com/news/vermont-authorities-warn-residents-to-look-for-airtags-on-their-vehicles