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ElevationLab's AirTag Silencer criticised for enabling stalkers
Original: Silencing AirTags enables stalkers and domestic violence
ElevationLab has launched the AirTag Silencer, an accessory that mutes the sound an AirTag makes, and it is drawing sharp criticism. Commentators warn the product strips away the alert that warns people an AirTag is secretly tracking them, making it a tool for stalkers and domestic abusers. Calls are growing for the company to withdraw the product and recall existing stock.
Why now: A newly released accessory is seen as undermining anti-stalking safeguards built into Apple's AirTags.
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- Silencing AirTags enables stalkers and domestic violence · Six Colors
ElevationLab has released an AirTag product I find appalling, and I strongly urge they immediately withdraw it from sale and recall all inventory. The AirTag Silencer is a simple device: remove the…
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