AirTag Silencer product pulled after backlash and stalking fears
Somehow, they didn't anticipate it would be misused. Apple's AirTag has a speaker on it that plays a sound when the device is away from its owner. A company called Elevation Lab tried to subvert that, but quickly learned that maybe that isn't a great idea. Apple learned the same lesson the hard way after launching …
By Alex PerryEthiopia
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Somehow, they didn't anticipate it would be misused.
Apple's AirTag has a speaker on it that plays a sound when the device is away from its owner. A company called Elevation Lab tried to subvert that, but quickly learned that maybe that isn't a great idea. Apple learned the same lesson the hard way after launching …
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- 57 words · 1 min read
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- October 16, 2026
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- Alex Perry
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