Just a few months ago, Apple warned that their AirTag tracking devices should never be used to track children or pets because of increasing reports that parents and pet owners are buying them for that exact purpose.  Of course AirTags are not the only remote tracking devices on the market, though they seem to be the most controversial as they have been used for high-profile stalking situations (see 1, 2) which have led to murder, the introduction of state legislation, and also a class action lawsuit.  Recently more victims joined the lawsuit.

From Ars Technica:

Apple AirTags stalking led to ruin and murders, lawsuit says

Dozens join lawsuit alleging Apple AirTags are stalkers' "weapon of choice."

Ashley Belanger

This month, more than three dozen victims allegedly terrorized by stalkers using Apple AirTags have joined a class-action lawsuit filed in a California court last December against Apple. They alleged in an amended complaint that, partly due to Apple's negligence, AirTags have become "one of the most dangerous and frightening technologies employed by stalkers" because they can be easily, cheaply, and covertly used to determine "real-time location information to track victims."

Since the lawsuit was initially filed in 2022, plaintiffs have alleged that there has been an "explosion of reporting" showing that AirTags are frequently being used for stalking, including a spike in international AirTags stalking cases and more than 150 police reports in the US as of April 2022. More recently, there were 19 AirTags stalking cases in one US metropolitan area—Tulsa, Oklahoma—alone, the complaint said.