But stalkers have also deployed AirTags and similar products to shadow former love interests and other people who don’t realize they are being tracked. The $30 AirTag has become a popular item since its 2021 release, helping users pinpoint the locations of a wide variety of lost property. The concept also has the backing of Samsung, which sells the most Android smartphones worldwide, as well as tracking products similar to the AirTag such as Tile, Chipolo, and Pebblebee. The two companies behind the iPhone and the software that powers Android phones on Tuesday submitted a proposal to set standards for combatting secret surveillance on Apple’s AirTag trackers and similar gadgets. SAN FRANCISCO: Apple and Google are teaming up to thwart unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices that were created to help people find lost keys, keep tabs on luggage or to locate other things that have a tendency to be misplaced or lost.
Shares of the company have plunged nearly 71 percent this year. Snap in May said it would miss revenue and profit targets for the second quarter and would have to slow hiring and lower spending. Social media firms are under pressure as companies cut back on ad budgets in response to rising costs and weakening consumer spending. Snap last month launched Snapchat+, a paid version of the Snapchat app, in the United States priced at $3.99 a month and a few other markets, in a major step away from a revenue model dependent mostly on advertising. Snapchat for web will include features like chat reactions and chat reply, along with Lenses, which will roll out soon, the company added.
The company said that the feature will be exclusive to Snapchat+ subscribers beginning July 18 and will start with subscribers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. said on Monday it is introducing the web version of its photo messaging app Snapchat, allowing users to chat, snap and video call from their computers.
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