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AirTag Stalking Lawsuits Against Apple

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Apple released the AirTag in April 2021, intended as a $29 tracker for keys and luggage. However, alternate uses of this product have come to light as people who were followed with one hidden in their car, bag or clothing are now suing Apple. They claim the company sold the device knowing it would be used to stalk people, without safeguards that could stop it.

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If someone used an AirTag to track you or a family member, and you were hurt, threatened or left living in fear because of it, you may have a claim. Fill out our contact form, call 312-332-2872 or text 844-781-1274 for a free consultation.

What the Lawsuits Say Apple Did Wrong

An AirTag is about the size of a quarter and has no GPS of its own. It sends out a Bluetooth signal, and any nearby iPhone, iPad or Mac picks it up and reports its location to Apple’s Find My network. The owner sees the tag on a map. Because so many people carry Apple devices, an AirTag hidden on a person can report where they are almost anywhere they go.

The lawsuits claim:

  • Domestic violence advocates and technology reporters warned Apple about stalking as soon as the AirTag was announced. Apple launched it anyway.
  • At launch, an iPhone user being tracked could go three days before getting an alert. Android users had no way to get an alert at all until Apple released a scanning app months later.
  • The warning chirp an AirTag plays is about as loud as a normal conversation, and modified AirTags with the speaker removed have been sold online.
  • Apple added protections after launch. The lawsuits argue that shows safer designs were available from the start.

The claims include negligence, defective product design, consumer fraud and invasion of privacy. Apple opposed combining the federal cases, arguing that each one turns on its own facts.

“Apple’s own devices are what make the AirTag work. Every iPhone that passes within range reports the tag’s location, so someone who hides one in a car doesn’t need to be anywhere near it to know where that car is. These cases ask what Apple knew about that risk before it put the AirTag on sale, and whether the protections it added later should have been there from the beginning.”

Mike Bonamarte, Managing Partner

Where the Cases Stand

On October 2, 2026, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation combined the federal AirTag stalking lawsuits against Apple into one multidistrict litigation, or MDL. The cases are now in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California before Judge Noël Wise. Nearly 30 lawsuits from federal courts around the country were part of the transfer.

An MDL is not a class action. Each person keeps their own lawsuit and their own claim for damages. The cases share the pretrial work, such as gathering Apple’s documents and taking depositions, so it is done once instead of in every court.

A separate proposed class action over AirTag stalking has been pending against Apple in the same court since December 2022.

Who May Have a Claim

Your situation may be worth a call if:

  • You were harmed due to AirTag tracking technology. That includes physical or sexual assault, kidnapping or an attempt, threats, violence from a partner that got worse, stalking, arson, the death of a family member, and PTSD or ongoing fear.
  • The tracker was an Apple AirTag. If it was another brand, tell us anyway.
  • The tracking happened in April 2021 or later, when the AirTag went on sale.
  • The AirTag was hidden, and you did not know it was tracking you while it was happening. Most people find out later.

You can contact us for yourself or on behalf of a spouse, parent, child or other family member, including one who has died.

Evidence makes these cases stronger: a police report, or a report to a school, employer or the FBI; photos, screenshots or messages; people who saw what happened; and the AirTag itself. Not having a police report does not rule you out as having a potential case.

If You Think You Are Being Tracked Right Now

Your safety comes before any lawsuit. If you are in danger, call 911.

  • Know the alerts. An iPhone shows “AirTag Found Moving With You” when an AirTag that isn’t yours has been traveling with you. Android phones running 6.0 or later can alert you too, and you can run a manual scan for unknown trackers.
  • If you can’t find it, check coat pockets, bag compartments and your car. Apple advises going to a safe public place and contacting police if you can’t find the device and feel unsafe.
  • Record it before you disable it. Photograph where you found it. Holding the white side of the AirTag to an iPhone or NFC-capable phone shows its serial number and the last four digits of the owner’s phone number. Police can ask Apple for information about the device.
  • Turning off your phone’s Bluetooth or location does not stop an AirTag. Only removing its battery does. When it stops reporting, the owner may notice, so think about where you are and who is with you before you take it apart.

Talk to an advocate. The National Domestic Violence Hotline answers 24 hours a day at 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788.

Talk to Us About What Happened

If an AirTag was used to follow you or someone in your family, and someone was harmed as a result, fill out our contact form, call 312-332-2872 or text 844-781-1274. The consultation is free, and you don’t pay unless we win.

An intake specialist will ask what happened, when and where it happened, what phone you had at the time, and what records you have. We will tell you whether we can help.