Oklahoma State University police warned of the misuse of the technology after they found some students being followed by airtags Apple's airtags has attracted attention to the possibility of being tracked using tracking devices several times, even though its own anti tracking function has not always proved reliable. It is also reported that the error of airtags led to false tracking reports.
Now 2 news Oklahoma News reported that some students at Oklahoma State University reported that they had received notice of tracking and harassment. They found that airtags were placed on their belongings and vehicles through mobile phone prompts.
It is not known how many students were affected or what action the University police took in response to these specific incidents. However, Michael Galbraith, the operation chief of OSU police, said that this prompted them to warn teachers and students about the problem.
"It's new... Something that hasn't been dealt with before," he told the news media. "We decided that we need to go ahead of it and warn all our staff and students, which is a potential risk for them. They are so small that as long as you don't put it in a prominent place, you won't know where it is until you receive the alarm."
When Apple launched airtags, it included some anti tracking functions and has been updating them. Nine years after the launch of tile tracking devices of similar size, they are now adding some preliminary anti tracking functions.