Controversial Upgrade to Android's Find My Device Feature

Controversial Upgrade to Android’s Find My Device Feature

Despite the encryption of location information and ‘Unknown tracker alerts’, there are still concerns that this kind of tracking could be exploited by bad actors. Controversies around Bluetooth trackers, such as AirTags, have already emerged, and the upgraded ‘Find My Device’ feature may raise these controversies to the next level. While the creation of a cross-platform standard for ‘Unknown tracker alerts’ is a good move, it remains to be seen how well it will work in practice.