Apple has become the target of yet another AirTag lawsuit, after another stalking victim claimed that all the safeguards failed, and she was never warned that she was being tracked.

The AirTag has frequently been used for criminal purposes, including by stalkers monitoring the movements of their victims. In a new lawsuit, Apple is accused of failing to properly protect victims, despite the presence of safeguards.

An Oregon woman, identified as Jane Doe for anonymity, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in Medford last week. Koin reports it was an accusation that Apple was negligent, due to its anti-stalking safeguards failing to warn her.

The victim was tracked by a former partner, who had placed an AirTag under her vehicle. It was then used to track the woman on multiple occasions, which reportedly resulted in verbal and written threats as well as property damage.

The stalker was later charged with stalking using a GPS. A restraining order was also issued against him.

A tracking-warning problem

While the stalker has been charged, the victim has set her sights on Apple, suing the company for $75,000.

The suit claims that the victim didn't receive any notification from Apple that there was an AirTag owned by someone else traveling with her in the vehicle. The victim adds that they had an iPhone, and shouldn't have had a problem receiving the notification at all.

Apple implemented multiple safeguards to try and prevent stalking. The one referred to in the lawsuit is an alert to users warning that an AirTag is moving with them for a prolonged period of time, without being near the AirTag's owner.

This is a system that, since 2024, benefited from a cross-platform upgrade with Google. A standard was implemented that brought the warning to both iOS and Android if a Bluetooth tracker was being used for stalking, covering many devices including AirTag.

If an AirTag is detected, an iPhone user can view the tracker's identifier, play a sound on the tracker to locate it, and read instructions on how to disable it.

Apple also includes a feature that makes the AirTag occasionally chirp after it has been apart from its owner for three days. This can help victims discover an AirTag, even if they don't have a smartphone.

In April 2026, new firmware for the second-generation AirTag updated the sound to make it easier to locate.

The lawsuit is only the latest in a string of attempts by victims to make Apple improve its product beyond what it has already implemented.

In August, a pair of women in Detroit alleged that they were being tracked by former partners using the accessory. Again, Apple allegedly failed to alert them to being tracked.

Another lawsuit from 2022 attempted to create a class-action challenge against Apple, accusing the anti-stalking measures of being inadequate and permitting unlawful tracking.

While that suit was given permission to proceed in 2024, it lost class-action certification in March 2026. This led to plaintiffs refiling in May.