CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Apple AirTags, tracking devices designed to help you find your keys if they’re lost, are turning up in places where they shouldn’t be.
A Chicago woman, who only wanted to be identified as Elizabeth, got a notification on her phone that she was being tracked by an AirTag as she was pulling out of a grocery store in the Edgewater neighborhood.
“I think it’s an easy tool to track people and to do it relatively anonymously — and that’s concerning,” Elizabeth said.
She told CBS 2, she should have taken it more seriously. She was driving for about five miles when she realized an AirTag was still tracking her location.
“I could see on the map – the FindMy app – that the AirTag had actually dropped off in the street not far from my house – and I just felt really creeped out," she said.
She said she should have gone to the police to have her car checked out.
Another Chicago woman recently found an AirTag in her purse after getting notifications on her phone.
The notifications are intended to prevent this kind of thing.
Elizabeth said people need to be aware, and Apple needs to find a solution so AirTags are not used to hurt people.
“I would like to see the people who created it – those who invest in it and sell it on their platforms - to find solutions to protect their users so that this isn’t being used to harm other people,” Elizabeth told CBS 2.
According to CBS 2, Apple does have a page on their website dedicated to what to do if you get an alert that an AirTag is moving with you.
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