Energizer now offers child-safe batteries for your AirTags Ben Lovejoy | May 6 2026 - 5:56 am PT | May 6 2026 - 5:56 am PT Safety regulators have long expressed concern about the potential risks to children posed by the easily-opened battery compartment of AirTags . …
… As reported by Reuters : “The DMs draft measures raise urgent and serious concerns. If confirmed, they would create profound risks for user privacy, security, and safety as well as device integrity and performance,” Apple said in its submission. “Those risks are especially acute in the context of… …
… The FCC says that all routers made outside the US “pose unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or the safety and security of United States persons” … At the end of last year, the FCC banned the importation and sale of foreign-made drones , citing national security concerns. …
… Apple shoots back In a statment to 9to5Mac, Apple said: “We strongly disagree with the Senate’s consideration of European-style regulation that would hamper innovation and force changes consumers never asked for, while undermining the privacy, security and child safety protections they rely on ever… …
… It’s dangerous for business, national security, for public safety and for privacy.”
… Security Bite is 9to5Mac’s weekly deep dive into the world of Apple security. Each week, Arin Waichulis unpacks new threats, privacy tips and concerns, vulnerabilities, and more, shaping an ecosystem of over 2 billion devices. …
… Part of the problem was that safety concerns had initially led police to discontinue pursuits when the risks to the thieves was considered too high. …
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