It sounds stupid, but it's the same logic as police telling you not to resist if you're being robbed. Better to lose your car than your life.
Exactly. Literally how does a device that will let someone know they’re being tracked work in any way better than a device that won’t let someone know they’re being tracked. It’s like those edge case reports put out by security researchers. Sure it’s “possible” but there are so many better ways for doing “a thing” that anyone seriously trying to do “a thing” would use any of the myriad other more effective ways of doing “a thing”.
Yeah well at some point what's left if you've been told to give up everything to the criminal after he's stolen your wallet, your car, and raped you?
With a garage it goes into B&E territory and in a lot of places castle doctrine exists. 🔫
That's... a bit of a leap... Don't know what to say about the raping, but any material possession can be replaced and isn't worth getting killed to protect.
In all seriousness, I’m surprised how a many people think this is a good idea. In reality it’s useless because if you leave your own tag in your car then the thief will get an alert on their iPhone that they are being tracked and remove your AirTag.I have an AirTag in my car to track the thief.
They tell women to not resist when being raped too. that's where i was going with it.
I don’t know where you expect the species to go…
Chances are you’d realize your car was stolen before they get the alert. AirTags should only be one component of a security setup anyway. I’ve got a Compustar T13 with Drone mobile/GPS/immobilizer, a device that requires a passcode be entered to drive the car, a neutral pull cover, 20 wheels locks, and four AirTags (speakers disabled) hidden throughout the car, including one you’d need a lift or ramps to get to. Oh and a garage. While I consider the AirTags the least important component, I still consider them a useful tool.
You’re assuming:
Unfortunately, how quickly you realize your car is gone is kind of meaningless. The real question is how long does it take for authorities to respond before the thief becomes aware. In one of the stories from Canada there’s a retelling from a guy who could see his vehicle go trough the motions of having been stolen, then getting prepared to be shipped overseas, then loaded on a ship to Dubai… aaaand… it’s gone. He was frantically altering the authorities to all this as it was happening and while in theory there was time in each of these steps for them to do something - they would not, at least not quickly enough ☹️
I think it really depends on what kind of asset you are tracking. If it’s something that’s more likely to be stolen as part of a crime of opportunity, like for example someone stealing your backpack then I think there’s a good chance of the thief being unprepared and you having a chance to let authorities know in time to act. I even saw a situation like this on one of those police bodycam videos on YouTube.
That’s why you go track it down yourself. And when you get there, you can call the police and tell them you’ve been carjacked at gunpoint. That’ll get a nice rapid response. Or if it’s sitting somewhere accessible and there’s nobody sitting in it, use your spare key and take it back yourself. You also ignored that AirTags should just be one element of a multi-pronged system. Using AirTags for recovery should be the tool of last resort.
Oooh, that is some bad advice. You cannot lie to the police that you’ve been carjacked when you have not been. The police will investigate and charge the suspects based on what actually happened and if your story is different than what happened you can get in trouble for lying to the police.
“Yes officer, he told me that he had a gun and to get out of the car.”
Yeah, "back in the day"... and now it's 2024. Yes for punishment but hanging? Come on.
AirTags are incredibly useful, and I use them on more than my suitcases. As recommended by many police departments, I even have AirTags hidden in my vehicles (buried in engine compartments) for theft recovery. Just because criminals also use them, doesn’t mean that law abiding citizens should be denied their functionality. Cars are used in robberies, phones to facilitate countless crimes, computers for hacking/ransom ware - should the manufacturers stop producing those as well? AirTags have excellent security features to protect someone, or their property, from being tracked.
It’s a great idea, and recommended by many police departments. My AirTags are buried in my engine compartments in waterproof insulated holders. They would be challenging to find, and not easily heard. Even if heard, it would take some digging to pinpoint. The highest chances for recovery of a vehicle is right after its theft. If you step out of the mall after running an errand to find your car missing, there is a good chance it is still on the road being taken to the chop shop, or where it is going to be containered for an overseas sale. The thief hasn’t had time to crawl around under your engine compartment. If they get an alert they are being tracked, they know there is a risk now to take that car to their garage to process. You increase the odds they will abandon the vehicle for a lower-risk target. You simply want the thief to know they are being tracked. And if they don’t realize it, all the better.