This almost seems unreal. Since when is it not ok to track down your stolen items? It seems the left has given the crooks and illegals more rights than good law-abiding citizens. I just can't get my reasonable head around this. I track all my items of value.
Fortnite is on the App Store and I can buy VBucks through Apple? that's news to me.You are still very free to decide where to buy your stuff/software and no one is forcing you to go through any third party.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney today commented on Apple's Find My service, referring to it as "super creepy surveillance tech" that "shouldn't exist."
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Sweeney went on to explain that several years ago, "a kid" stole a Mac laptop out of his car. Years later, Sweeney was checking Find My, and as the Mac was still connected to his Apple ID account, it showed him the location where the thief lived.
Sweeney's take is curious, because providing the location of a lost or stolen device is exactly what the Find My service is meant to do. Apple devices remain tied to a user's account if not removed, a feature that is meant to thwart theft.
After confusion from his Twitter followers over his comments, Sweeney said that the location of a device in someone's possession can't be tracked without tracking the person, and "people have a right to privacy." He claims that detection and recovery of a lost or stolen device should be "mediated by due process of law" and not exposed to the device owner "in vigilante fashion."
When Sweeney saw how Find My worked, he said he turned off the feature on all of his devices.
While Apple's AirTag item trackers have been criticized for their use by stalkers, the Find My service has not been the target of similar complaints. Find My and Activation Lock have been important theft deterrents, cutting down on iPhone theft. Apple recently expanded Activation Lock to include iPhone components to prevent them from being disassembled for parts.
Article Link: Apple's Find My Is 'Super Creepy Surveillance Tech' That Shouldn't Exist, Says Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney
Yeah typical oligarch MAGA Tech Bro who think rules don't apply to him.
If you are so rich as this idiot, you don't care if you lose your laptop, your luggage or other property. Insurance will handle that and you just buy a new one (or your assistant buys you a new one and handles it to you). Fast search on the internet for Sweeney, and I cant find any trace of wife or kids, so if this idiot is also child-less, it also make sense that he can't appreciate the piece of mind that Find My gives you when you have kids. And even if he has kids, wife and other close family members, these persons have a personal chauffeur and security 24/7. He doesn't need Find My to locate his loved ones.Rich idiot missing the point of the thing he's complaining about, shock
For this guy, having his Mac stolen is like I'm loosing a penny. Obviously, as billionaire he doesn't care and thinks that normal people also don't care loosing thousand of dollars worth of property. The only "issue" he sees in this situation is related to the privacy of the kid that stole his Mac. Many things could make sense if you try to look them from the perspective of filthy-rich person.I feel like that’s really on the kid for stealing it in the first place.
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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney today commented on Apple's Find My service, referring to it as "super creepy surveillance tech" that "shouldn't exist."
![]()
Sweeney went on to explain that several years ago, "a kid" stole a Mac laptop out of his car. Years later, Sweeney was checking Find My, and as the Mac was still connected to his Apple ID account, it showed him the location where the thief lived.
Sweeney's take is curious, because providing the location of a lost or stolen device is exactly what the Find My service is meant to do. Apple devices remain tied to a user's account if not removed, a feature that is meant to thwart theft.
After confusion from his Twitter followers over his comments, Sweeney said that the location of a device in someone's possession can't be tracked without tracking the person, and "people have a right to privacy." He claims that detection and recovery of a lost or stolen device should be "mediated by due process of law" and not exposed to the device owner "in vigilante fashion."
When Sweeney saw how Find My worked, he said he turned off the feature on all of his devices.
While Apple's AirTag item trackers have been criticized for their use by stalkers, the Find My service has not been the target of similar complaints. Find My and Activation Lock have been important theft deterrents, cutting down on iPhone theft. Apple recently expanded Activation Lock to include iPhone components to prevent them from being disassembled for parts.
Article Link: Apple's Find My Is 'Super Creepy Surveillance Tech' That Shouldn't Exist, Says Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney today commented on Apple's Find My service, referring to it as "super creepy surveillance tech" that "shouldn't exist."
![]()
Sweeney went on to explain that several years ago, "a kid" stole a Mac laptop out of his car. Years later, Sweeney was checking Find My, and as the Mac was still connected to his Apple ID account, it showed him the location where the thief lived.
Sweeney's take is curious, because providing the location of a lost or stolen device is exactly what the Find My service is meant to do. Apple devices remain tied to a user's account if not removed, a feature that is meant to thwart theft.
After confusion from his Twitter followers over his comments, Sweeney said that the location of a device in someone's possession can't be tracked without tracking the person, and "people have a right to privacy." He claims that detection and recovery of a lost or stolen device should be "mediated by due process of law" and not exposed to the device owner "in vigilante fashion."
When Sweeney saw how Find My worked, he said he turned off the feature on all of his devices.
While Apple's AirTag item trackers have been criticized for their use by stalkers, the Find My service has not been the target of similar complaints. Find My and Activation Lock have been important theft deterrents, cutting down on iPhone theft. Apple recently expanded Activation Lock to include iPhone components to prevent them from being disassembled for parts.
Article Link: Apple's Find My Is 'Super Creepy Surveillance Tech' That Shouldn't Exist, Says Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney
And if you want to re-enable? Guys, you know: this trick has been done by a$$le to prevent the second-hand market...For second hand computers you should always ensure find my is disabled on it. IIRC it will have an activation lock on it if the original owner did not do this. Once disabled the original owner has no way to track you. There is no issue here.
That the heck does this have to do with 'the left'? Are you insane??This almost seems unreal. Since when is it not ok to track down your stolen items? It seems the left has given the crooks and illegals more rights than good law-abiding citizens. I just can't get my reasonable head around this. I track all my items of value.
Sounds about right. Citizens have rights and duties. When you give up on your duties, your rights should also be forfeit.Unpopular opinion here... You take my SIHT, your rights are forfeit until I receive my stolen item(s) and you are taught a life lesson. Yes I'm from NY and this IS some New York Siht!