A Medford, Oregon, woman is suing Apple, alleging her ex-boyfriend stalked her by surreptitiously taping an Apple AirTag under her car, reports OregonLive.
The plaintiff, identified only as Jane Doe, said the AirTag was discovered on Jan. 6 during an inspection of the vehicle. Though the car’s owner uses an iPhone, she said she never received any alert from Apple informing her of the presence of the AirTag, according to the lawsuit. The woman’s former boyfriend, the suit says, used the tracker to monitor her daily movements without her knowledge. Medford police have charged him with stalking using a GPS device, according to the suit, but he’s not named in the suit.
This isn’t the first lawsuit of this king. Multiple victims have filed lawsuits against Apple, alleging that AirTags feature inadequate anti-stalking safeguards that allow abusers to secretly track individuals. The lawsuits generally offer these claims:
° Inadequate Alerts: Notifications warning users that an unknown AirTag is traveling with them can be delayed or fail to arrive in time to prevent harm.
° Silenced Trackers: The internal speaker meant to sound an alert can be disabled or drowned out by ambient noise, especially when hidden on a vehicle.
° Safety Failures: Recent lawsuits (including filings in Oregon, Illinois, and Florida through late 2026) accuse Apple of negligence, deceptive marketing regarding safety, and releasing a defective product.
Apple argues that it condemns malicious tracking, assists law enforcement, and that the lawsuits attempt to unfairly hold the company legally responsible for the intentional criminal acts of third parties. The tech giant points to tracking notifications for iOS and Android devices, alongside updates reducing the time it takes for a separated AirTag to emit a sound.
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