Apple, Google partner to end unwanted Bluetooth location device tracking

Apple and Google entered a partnership to create a "proposed industry specification" to fight unwanted Bluetooth location device tracking, according to a joint press release. The new proposal "will allow Bluetooth location-tracking devices to be compatible with unauthorized tracking detection and alerts across iOS and Android platforms." Device manufacturers, such as Samsung, "have expressed support for the draft specification," which is intended to serve as a standard for companies to build such capabilities into their products.