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Apple had launched the AirTag smart tracker to help users quickly recover their lost items like wallets or keys. However, this technology has the potential to be used for nefarious acts like stalking or tracking a person. And now, one actress in the US went through something quite similar.

The actress in question is Hannah Rose May who shared her entire ordeal on Twitter. For those unaware, Hannah Rose May is best known for her work in Ballers (2015), Shooter (2016) and Altered Carbon (2018). Apparently, an Apple AirTag was put on her to track her location on 25th June 2022 on a Saturday night. She was at an after hours event at Disneyland and got a “Find My” notification on her iPhone.

At first she didn’t think anything of it but opened it later on only to find that someone was tracking her for two hours. She even shared the screenshot that showed her that the current location can be seen by the owner of this item. The map also showed the whole route that was mapped by the smart tracker before she disabled it. Sadly enough, this is not an isolated incident since Hannah also shared this news on her Instagram, and found that a number of other individuals have also gone through similar experiences.

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She even shared a way for Android users to find out if they are being tracked too. Apple has created a separate app for Android, which is called Tracker Detect. She also stated that AirTags are the size of a coin, so it is quite easy to slip into a purse or pocket. The Cupertino based giant has not responded to this incident directly so it remains to be seen how this situation develops since no legal or police reports have been filed at the moment.

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