Tech

CYBER: Cops and Courts Don’t Know How to Handle Apple’s AirTag Stalking Problem

Apple’s new tech is a boon for finding lost luggage and tracking your estranged family members.
1670516901221-airtags
Screen Shot 2021-02-24 at 3
Hacking. Disinformation. Surveillance. CYBER is Motherboard's podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet.

Apple has democratized stalking for the modern world. With the Airtag you can keep track of your luggage and your estranged spouse.

There’s been an uptick in stalking cases with Apple Airtags at the center and the legal system doesn’t quite know what to do. Often, the cops and the prosecutors don’t even know what an Airtag is. So what do you do when there’s technology at the center of your legal battle, technology that the authorities do not understand.

Advertisement

Today on Cyber, Motherboard Senior Editor Samantha Cole comes on to walk us through it.

Stories discussed in this episode:

The Legal System Is Completely Unprepared for Apple AirTag Stalking

How ‘Porn Addiction’ Took Hold of the Internet

Republicans Are Panicking Because They Somehow Just Found Out You Can Buy Vibrators at CVS

We’re recording CYBER live on Twitch and YouTube. Watch live during the week. Follow us there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.

Subscribe to CYBER on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts.