Tile announces AirTag-like privacy provisions but do they go far enough?What you need to know
Tile is introducing changes that it hopes will keep people safe.
Tile item trackers, like AirTags, can be used to stalk people.
People will be able to use the Tile app to check for unknown trackers.
Tile is working to make it easier for people to discover if they're being stalked.
Tile has announced new privacy measures that it hopes will protect people from being tracked without their knowledge using one of its accessories.
Following the airing of a number of privacy concerns relating to Apple's AirTag, it was surely only a matter of time before Tile also came under fire for the way its item trackers could be used to stalk people. Apple has made changes to the way AirTags work and has more planned, while Tile has today announced changes to its own system.
Dubbed Scan and Secure, Tile's new system can be used to check if an item tracker is nearby, with people able to use the Tile app even without an account to carry out the scan.
To that end, if you e...
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Tile announces AirTag-like privacy provisions but do they go far enough?
