Apple’s smart tag has been called a “weapon of stalkers”

More than three dozen people around the world have sued Apple over AirTag smart beacons. This was reported by ArsTechnica.

Journalists noticed that more than 30 people joined a class action lawsuit against Apple, filed in California state court. The corporation is required to compensate for moral damages incurred from the persecution of users by attackers because of AirTag beacons. AirTag is a smart tag designed to track lost items by geolocation.

Most of the plaintiffs live in the United States, two in Canada, and one in Ireland. According to outraged people, they faced persecution and surveillance – as a rule, unknown people planted beacons on them. Lawyers representing the plaintiffs called AirTag a “weapon of stalkers.”

Thus, Georgia resident Brittany Alowonle said that someone using an AirTag followed her daughter for two weeks. Indiana plaintiff LaPrecia Sanders lost her son after his ex-girlfriend tracked his movements through a smart tag and at one point ran over the young man with her car.

The plaintiffs demanded that Apple pay moral damages and prohibit the company from distributing gadgets that can be used for criminal purposes. Apple ignored ArsTechnica’s request for comment.

In February, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple’s AirTag smart trackers could be dangerous for pets. According to the authors, there have been cases of pets swallowing beacons and getting injured.