Apple and Google To Introduce New Tool for Unwanted Bluetooth Tracking on iOS and Android Devices To Enhance User Privacy

Apple and Google to introduce a new feature to combat the misuse of Bluetooth tracking devices for stalking by alerting users on iOS and Android devices of unwanted tracking. Check for further details here.

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New Delhi, May 14: Apple and Google have joined to combat the misuse of Bluetooth tracking devices for stalking purposes.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Apple and Google슬롯 머신 사이트 추천to introduce a new industry specification named "Detecting Unwanted Bluetooth Trackers"슬롯 머신 사이트 추천that is expected슬롯 머신 사이트 추천to protect users from unwanted tracking on슬롯 머신 사이트 추천both슬롯 머신 사이트 추천iOS and Android platforms.

As per a 슬롯 머신 사이트 추천of슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Money Control, Apple and Google have collaborated to develop a new tool,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천which슬롯 머신 사이트 추천will enable슬롯 머신 사이트 추천users to receive alerts on their devices if they are슬롯 머신 사이트 추천being슬롯 머신 사이트 추천unknowingly tracked by a Bluetooth device.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천By implementing this standard, both companies aim to address the growing concern of슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Bluetooth trackers슬롯 머신 사이트 추천being used슬롯 머신 사이트 추천for stalking and unwanted surveillance.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Apple Deepening Its India Ecosystem by Building Network of Local Vendors, Lowering Its Dependence on China, Says Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

According to슬롯 머신 사이트 추천a of Apple, "Bluetooth trackers have created tremendous user benefits, but they also bring the potential of unwanted tracking, which requires industrywide action to solve," said Dave Burke, Google's vice president of Engineering for Android.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Apple is introducing this feature with the release of iOS 17.5, and Google is making it available on devices running Android 6.0 and above.

Alerts for Unwanted Bluetooth Tracking on iOS and Android Devices

The introduction of슬롯 머신 사이트 추천this new feature will슬롯 머신 사이트 추천let슬롯 머신 사이트 추천users슬롯 머신 사이트 추천to슬롯 머신 사이트 추천receive an alert on their device labelled슬롯 머신 사이트 추천as슬롯 머신 사이트 추천"(Item) Found Moving With You" if an unidentified Bluetooth tracking device is detected moving in proximity for an extended period.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The alert will help users identify if they are being stalked or if someone is keeping tabs on their belonging's location.

If a user receives this alert on an iOS device, it indicates that another user's AirTag, Find My accessory or compatible Bluetooth tracker is moving with them. The device may be attached to an item the user is borrowing, but if슬롯 머신 사이트 추천it is not, the iPhone can display the tracker's identifier, emit a sound to help locate it and provide instructions on how to슬롯 머신 사이트 추천disable it.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Apple슬롯사이트™s Next CEO: John Ternus, Apple슬롯사이트™s Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Likely To Replace Tim Cook; Check Other Potential Candidates.

Apple and Google announced that their product will be compatible with AirTag and various other Bluetooth trackers,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천which might include슬롯 머신 사이트 추천those from Jio, Motorola, Chipolo, eufy and Pebblebee.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천By working together, both companies will likely provide a complete solution to address the growing concern of Bluetooth tracker misuse.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 14, 2024 12:32 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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