{"id":93884,"date":"2021-05-20T02:20:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T09:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=93884"},"modified":"2021-05-20T02:20:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T09:20:53","slug":"how-much-abuse-can-apples-airtags-take-intego-mac-podcast-episode-188","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/how-much-abuse-can-apples-airtags-take-intego-mac-podcast-episode-188\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Abuse Can Apple&#8217;s AirTags Take? &#8211; Intego Mac Podcast Episode 188"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.fireside.fm\/v2\/GegHgcrH+rmU8Hm7f?theme=dark\" width=\"740\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We stress tested Apple AirTags and discuss how tough they are, but we also look at how AirTags can enable stalkers. And there&#8217;s news about Apple touting its App Store enforcement, the accommodations the company makes with China, and a Find My app exploit. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2021\/05\/app-store-stopped-over-1-5-billion-in-suspect-transactions-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App Store stopped over $1.5 billion in suspect transactions in 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/xcodeghost-malware-infected-100-million-ios-users-and-apple-said-nothing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XcodeGhost Malware Infected 100+ Million iOS Users and Apple Said Nothing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/apple-prevented-1-million-risky-or-vulnerable-apps-from-entering-app-store-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple prevented 1 million risky\/vulnerable apps from entering App Store in 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/05\/17\/technology\/apple-china-censorship-data.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside Apple\u2019s Compromises in China: A Times Investigation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/05\/12\/find-my-network-exploited-to-send-messages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find My Network Exploited to Send Messages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/05\/18\/apple-tv-color-balance-quality-colors-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple TV Color Balance Feature May Make Image Quality and Colors Worse<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2021\/may\/18\/delivery-text-scams-the-nasty-new-wave-sweeping-the-uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delivery text scams: the nasty new fraud wave sweeping the UK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2021\/may\/18\/amazon-ring-largest-civilian-surveillance-network-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon\u2019s Ring is the largest civilian surveillance network the US has ever seen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/how-tough-are-airtags-we-froze-washed-and-dried-ran-over-and-put-them-in-the-hot-sun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Tough are AirTags? We Froze, Washed and Dried, Ran Over, and Put Them in the Hot Sun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/apples-airtags-can-enable-stalkers-and-abusers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple&#8217;s AirTags Can Enable Stalkers and Abusers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you like what you hear, be sure to rate and review the Intego Mac Podcast on Apple Podcasts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-78820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png\" alt=\"Intego Mac Podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a question? 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