First of all, what is this "women" stuff? I'm not a biologist. Second, AirTags don't track people, people do. End of story.
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Apple Sued by Women After Exes Use AirTags to Stalk Them
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The protections are beyond excessive removing an entire use case for the devices which is far more common by an order of magnitude…theft. If they try to give any more protections the only use of the device will be finding your lost keys in your house.
Google has been tracking us far longer than Apple Air Tags.
I know, right? So illogical to sue a company because its product was used in commission of a crime.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York woman who was injured during the April 12 mass shooting aboard a New York City subway car has sued Glock Inc, arguing the gun manufacturer should have known its weapons could be purchased by people with criminal intent.
Um, I mean, unless it’s a situation that lines up with me politically. Or emotionally.
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Correct! Stupid also. Sue lighter and Gasoline makers also for these being used for lighting up forests and properties on fire, car makers for accidents happening with cars, rope makers for ropes being used to strangle people, poison makers for poison being used to poison people, baseball bat makers, chain makers... where do I stop? Pretty much everything you can think of can be used to commit an offense.
The precedent has already been set when families were allowed to sue gun manufacturers for the deaths of their loved ones. Mankind is our own worst enemy, bad people will always find nefarious uses for tools. And yes guns and air tags are objectively just tools.
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I am going to sue the person who posted this story, then apple!
/Danny Krane!
/Danny Krane!
Filling a lawsuit against a company if your ex stalks you is such an American move. Hope Apple wins this one.
We are at the point that these things just need to be taken off the market. Is it worth spending a lot of resources on technology to prevent abuse just to help someone find their misplaced bag and car keys, considering that's what it's mainly for?
Before AirTags there was, and still is, actual GPS trackers. These are about the size of a deck of cards and can be easily hidden under a vehicle wheel well or in a child’s backpack.
I’ve never heard of anyone suing those companies, despite their being marketed to track people without their knowledge.
I sympathize greatly with these women, but their focus is misplaced. They should be litigating against the criminals, not the company.
It is important that we do stand up for victims and it is the sacred duty of the criminal justice system to prosecute the perpetrators, not the product makers.
I’ve never heard of anyone suing those companies, despite their being marketed to track people without their knowledge.
I sympathize greatly with these women, but their focus is misplaced. They should be litigating against the criminals, not the company.
It is important that we do stand up for victims and it is the sacred duty of the criminal justice system to prosecute the perpetrators, not the product makers.
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Apple has deep pockets, chances are the exes did not.
If they did, they would probably not be exes.
I'm suing McDonalds because McDoubles made me fat.
As a society we need to get back to proper accountability instead of bending to wherever we think we can make a quick buck. Hopefully the victims lose this suit and it sets a new precedent, then go after the exes like they should've from the start.
The idea is that Apple has the deepest pockets and that of ruling of even partial responsibility will win a payday in court or prompt a settlement to make it go away before trial. I, personally, don’t see this going anywhere, but stranger things have happened in the justice system.
This morning, my Sig Sauer got up and logged into my iPhone. Then him, and his buddy the Knife, along with their partner the Air Tag left the house in my car destined for mayhem. All of them stopped at an early morning bar (some of the bars here open at 7 AM. Hey different strokes, but not my jawn). The Sig got totally loaded before 8 AM and decided to go find his Ex. The iPhone agreed and let Sig use him to access Air Tag and go after the ex.
Fortunately, none of this happened. Sig is a crappy driver. Especially when drunk. He got into a rush hour wreck and that put an end to all of it.
Since Phone is a 14 PM with crash detection it called first responders on them after the crash. Sig made bail because hey, it's a one car crash and no one was hurt. Knife is keeping his mouth shut, and Air Tag is pisssssed that iPhone ratted them all out.
Cars don't drive themselves drunk.
Knives don't stab people by themselves.
Guns don't shoot people.
Air Tags don't do evil things, unless people do evil things. I have an Air Tag in my work bag, and most of the time I forget it's there but most of my important stuff is in that bag (wallet, keys, stuff like that). This lawsuit is frivolous and should be tossed.
But the moral of the story? The Sig needs rehab, and there's no doubt that iPhone is a DAMN SNITCH! 😁
PS. I noticed I forgot to work the car in as a character. I guess it lacks personality.
Fortunately, none of this happened. Sig is a crappy driver. Especially when drunk. He got into a rush hour wreck and that put an end to all of it.
Since Phone is a 14 PM with crash detection it called first responders on them after the crash. Sig made bail because hey, it's a one car crash and no one was hurt. Knife is keeping his mouth shut, and Air Tag is pisssssed that iPhone ratted them all out.
Cars don't drive themselves drunk.
Knives don't stab people by themselves.
Guns don't shoot people.
Air Tags don't do evil things, unless people do evil things. I have an Air Tag in my work bag, and most of the time I forget it's there but most of my important stuff is in that bag (wallet, keys, stuff like that). This lawsuit is frivolous and should be tossed.
But the moral of the story? The Sig needs rehab, and there's no doubt that iPhone is a DAMN SNITCH! 😁
PS. I noticed I forgot to work the car in as a character. I guess it lacks personality.
Not just weapons. To pretty much every thing you could think of. Bricks for example are designed to build walls but can also be used to kill someone.
Interesting dilemma. Do people stalk people or do AirTags stalk people so Apple is responsible? Let the struggle to be consistent begin.
Almost anything could be used with harmful intentions. Most of us use our cars to commute back and forth to work, however some people have used them to purposely kill people. Doesn’t mean the automakers are at fault.
Please give this case to Judge Judy.