A family said they were tracked using a device while at an Orlando theme park.
Jennifer Gaston said while they were on the monorail on their way back to their car after visiting Walt Disney World, they got a notification saying the owner of an AirTag device was tracking them.
Her daughter said it showed that the device had been tracking them for several hours as they were walking through the theme park. When they got to their car, they quickly looked for it and when they didn't find it, they jumped inside the car, locked the doors, drove away and called the police. Madison continued to look at the devices' location on her phone.
AirTags are small, coin-sized Apple devices that people put on things like their keys, so if you lose them you can track them down using your phone. However,In fact, in response to growing concerns about how others have misused the devices, some privacy groups have"Some people who have ill will towards others are using it to potentially stalk people, follow people, tag vehicles, high luxury vehicles, that they might want to come back and steal," said David Benson a security expert.
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