Apple Faces Dozens of Lawsuits Over AirTag Stalking After Class Action Denied
Apple is facing more than 30 individual lawsuits over claims that its AirTags have been used for stalking, following the denial of class action status in a 2022 case. Plaintiffs allege Apple released AirTags despite knowing they could be misused and that safeguards were insufficient to prevent abuse. The lawsuits cite internal documents, delayed alerts, and real-world cases of stalking and murder linked to AirTag misuse.
- ▪Apple is facing over 30 lawsuits from individuals who claim they were stalked using AirTags.
- ▪Internal documents show Apple knew its anti-stalking safeguards would only deter, not prevent, malicious use of AirTags.
- ▪Apple received over 40,000 stalking reports related to AirTags between April 2021 and April 2024.
- ▪The company acknowledged it should have consulted domestic abuse organizations before launching AirTags.
- ▪AirTags use the Find My network to relay location, and modified silent versions are available for purchase online.
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Apple Faces Dozens of Lawsuits Over AirTag Stalking After Class Action DeniedFriday May 1, 2026 2:39 pm PDT by Juli CloverApple is facing over 30 lawsuits from people who claim to have been stalked using Apple AirTags. The filings come after an AirTag lawsuit from 2022 (Hughes v. Apple) failed to get class certification. In each filing, Apple is accused of releasing the AirTag while being aware that it could be "purchased and used by abusive, dangerous individuals, to track, coerce, control, and otherwise endanger and abuse innocent victims." Further, the lawsuits say that Apple knew adequate safeguards were not in place when the AirTag launched in 2021, and Apple is aware that "AirTags remain a profound risk" to people like the plaintiffs.
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