A class-action lawsuit filed in a California federal court against Tile, its parent company Life360, and Amazon alleges the Bluetooth Tile Tracker device enabled stalkers to track their victims, Top Class Actions reports. The lawsuit argues Tile's partnership with Amazon in 2021 "allowed Tile to expand its 'crowd GPS' network exponentially," creating a "vastly more effective" and "vastly more dangerous" device.
1 Sept. 2023
Class action claims Bluetooth tracker helped stalkers locate victims
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