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Google and Apple's cross-platform unwanted tracking notifications are finally rolling out on iOS and Android


The two companies have a new industry standard for detecting unknown Bluetooth trackers.

Apple and Google have partnered to create a new industry spec, called Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers, which will deliver unknown tracking notifications to both iOS and Android users. Google and Apple first started work on this project more than a year ago, when the companies announced in May 2024 plans to build an industry standard for unwanted item tracking. (Image credit: Namerah Saud Fatmi / Android Central)This is an open standard managed by the Internet Engineering Task Force, and specifically the Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers working group.

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