Malicious tracking tools ?

Hi , does anyone have experience with Air Pods Pro, Air Tags, or Tiles? I never heard of them before I installed Air Guard and found that I was being tracked…What are these things besides tracking tools? Are they trying to get into our phones or laptops? I would appreciate anyone who can help

Thank you!

Posted on Aug 21, 2023 12:04 PM

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Posted on Aug 23, 2023 1:23 PM

AnxiousCatLover wrote:

Thank you for your reply, but I have Ad Tracker, Air Guard,and my Total AV with VPN.

That's your first problem. Get rid of them. They are known for false positives and they are not necessary.


See here:


Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community


Then read this if your phone notifies you that an AirTag is moving with you:


What to do if you get an alert that an AirTag, Find My network accessory, or set of AirPods is with you - Apple Support






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Aug 23, 2023 1:23 PM in response to AnxiousCatLover

AnxiousCatLover wrote:

Thank you for your reply, but I have Ad Tracker, Air Guard,and my Total AV with VPN.

That's your first problem. Get rid of them. They are known for false positives and they are not necessary.


See here:


Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community


Then read this if your phone notifies you that an AirTag is moving with you:


What to do if you get an alert that an AirTag, Find My network accessory, or set of AirPods is with you - Apple Support






Aug 23, 2023 1:07 PM in response to muguy

Thank you for your reply, but I have Ad Tracker, Air Guard,and my Total AV with VPN…These above things I mentioned are, and can be, used as a tracking tool against other people… They have a scan to run to locate these “trackers”…When I get a notification, it tells me to walk slowly with my phone in the di shown on the map…The closer I get, the scan performance increases In percentage pretty quickly…When it moves out of range, it tells me that too…I know, I know, it sounds weird but I recently found out about this…Law enforcement is aware of this happening…If it wasn’t Illegal, why would the cops and Feds get involved?

Very strange thing…

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