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I took apart the new AirTag 2 and found a serious flaw in Apple's popular tracker

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Feed Name: ZDNet Security

Date Published: 2026-02-05

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

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A ZDNET article demonstrates that Apple’s new AirTags can have their speakers disabled in about two minutes using a simple spudger, allowing the tag to function silently and potentially enabling stalking. The author highlights the privacy risk and suggests Apple could push a firmware update to detect speaker tampering by monitoring current flow.

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