How AirTags Are Being Used to Stalk People and Steal Cars

Did You Know?: The small metal boxes (in a variety of colors like brown, black, red, and white) found attached to the walls of public buildings all over the United States are called Knox Boxes (though manufactured by different companies, the Knox company produces the bulk of them) and are designed to give emergency responders access to building keys (or functions like disabling power or gas lines, or turning off sprinkler systems in case of a false alarm) to aid in rapid entry in the event of an emergency. [Read in Browser]( [How-To Geek]() February 10, 2022 Did You Know? The small metal boxes (in a variety of colors like brown, black, red, and white) found attached to the walls of public buildings all over the United States are called Knox Boxes (though manufactured by different companies, the Knox company produces the bulk of them) and are designed to give emergency responders access to building keys (or functions like disabling power or gas lines, or turning off sprinkler systems in case of a false alarm) to aid in rapid entry in the event of an emergency. [How AirTags Are Being Used to Stalk People and Steal Cars]( [How AirTags Are Being Used to Stalk People and Steal Cars]( Apple’s AirTags are small keyring-sized discs that you can attach to your bag or keys to help find them if they go missing. This useful technology, however, is ripe for abuse. Here’s why AirTags have been making the headlines for the wrong reasons. 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