Apple and Google on Monday officially announced the rollout of a new feature that notifies users across both iOS and Android if a Bluetooth tracking device is being used to stealthily keep tabs on them without their knowledge or consent.
"This will help mitigate the misuse of devices designed to help keep track of belongings," the companies said in a joint statement, adding it aims to address "
Apple and Google haveΒ teamed upΒ to work on aΒ draft industry-wide specificationΒ that's designed to tackle safety risks and alert users when they are being tracked without their knowledge or permission using devices like AirTags.
"The first-of-its-kind specification will allow Bluetooth location-tracking devices to be compatible with unauthorized tracking detection and alerts across Android and