Ohio lawmakers are looking to criminalize the usage of Apple AirTags and other tracking devices for stalking, and people who violate the law could face jail time.
Ohio are lookingA Senate committee on Tuesday took up the bill which would ban the use of AirTags or other tracking devices being used to track a person or their property without consent.
One of the bill's sponsors, Republican Sen. Nathan Manning, said that there have been several recent instances of tracking devices being used to stalk someone else. "Obviously, technology can be a great thing for convenience, for safety, but it can also be a dangerous thing, and that’s what we’re seeing with these tracking devices," Manning told other lawmakers.An Apple AirTag device during the Spring Loaded virtual product launch in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Apple Inc. launched a new accessory called AirTag that will find physical items like bags, wallets and keys, entering a market with competitors including Tile Inc.
The bill failed to gain support during the 2022 general assembly in Ohio, but would create a criminal offense for using a tracking device, such
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