I was being facetious to make a point but you got it. But I do believe the benefits (although minor are convenient and numerous for millions of users) outweigh the dangers (relatively rare and pulling AirTags off the market probably wouldn't change any behavior or the statistics).
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People have been murdered with the help of AirTags. The dangers absolutely outweigh the benefits.
Here is one woman murdered with the help of an Apple AirTag:
"In January 2022, an Akron, Ohio woman was stalked by her ex-boyfriend, who
buried an AirTag in the back pocket of the passenger seat in her car. The stalker used the AirTag
to follow the woman and shoot her."
Here is another woman murdered with the help of an Apple AirTag:
"In June of 2022, an Indianapolis woman hid an AirTag in her boyfriend’s car,
followed him to a bar, and ran him over with her car, killing him at the scene."
Here is a man who was murdered with the help of an Apple AirTag:
"An Indiana woman tracked her boyfriend using an Apple AirTag device over a suspected affair; then after a dispute, ran him over and killed him."
Apple deserves all the legal trouble they've brought upon themselves.
One change they need to do is make the coin batteries work better with those coins that have that stupid bitter coating, why should my devices not work with these types of batteries because parents can't keep batteries out of their kids reach.
Thankfully I can thoroughly wipe them down with an alcohol wipe to remove the bitter coating but it can sometimes still play up by giving me a low battery warning or not work whatsoever.
Thankfully I can thoroughly wipe them down with an alcohol wipe to remove the bitter coating but it can sometimes still play up by giving me a low battery warning or not work whatsoever.
Look at the VR body trackers just released by Sony. My assumption would be a higher resolution version of those.
Here’s a woman murdered by a soup spoon.
Man jailed for killing wife with soup spoon - Khmer Times
A man has been sentenced to three years for killing his wife with a soup spoon.
www.khmertimeskh.com
Here’s a woman murdered by a rock.
More victims come forward after Colorado woman killed from large rock being thrown at her windshield
Authorities increased the reward for information as investigators look into at least seven similar incidents that happened within three hours in the area last week.
Here’s a woman murdered by a pillow.
Man smothered wife with hotel pillow 'to stop nagging'
Soong Hert Fong admits killing Pek Ying Ling - his wife of 27 years - at a hotel but denies murder.
www.bbc.com
Since one can very likely find any number of stories based on the searching for “murdered by ’x’”, that metric has a fairly small bearing on how the dangers actually weigh against the benefits. Especially considering how many stories would come up for deaths related to dihydrogen monoxide (way more than AirTags), I doubt anyone would come to the reasonable conclusion that dihydrogen monoxide’s dangers outweigh the benefits
I'm mixed on this.
I love the concept. I really like that you can leave it in-place and charge via a power bank and wire.
I'm also not sure that coin batteries are reasonable as rechargeable.
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Here’s a woman murdered by a soup spoon.
Man jailed for killing wife with soup spoon - Khmer Times
A man has been sentenced to three years for killing his wife with a soup spoon.
Here’s a woman murdered by a rock.
More victims come forward after Colorado woman killed from large rock being thrown at her windshield
Authorities increased the reward for information as investigators look into at least seven similar incidents that happened within three hours in the area last week.abc7chicago.com
Here’s a woman murdered by a pillow.
Man smothered wife with hotel pillow 'to stop nagging'
Soong Hert Fong admits killing Pek Ying Ling - his wife of 27 years - at a hotel but denies murder.
Since one can very likely find any number of stories based on the searching for “murdered by ’x’”, that metric has a fairly small bearing on how the dangers actually weigh against the benefits. Especially considering how many stories would come up for deaths related to dihydrogen monoxide (way more than AirTags), I doubt anyone would come to the reasonable conclusion that dihydrogen monoxide’s dangers outweigh the benefits
Does anyone ever get murdered with a knife? Or a gun?
We're still running a mixture of both - Tile is far, far louder. AirTag has far better network discoverability. I need Apple to cover both, and also to flatten the design.
Compared to AirTags? Hmmmm, I think it’s maybe a couple more with knives or guns. Possibly, don’t want to commit to that.
Ooooooh ahhhh, looking at the list of AirTags one, two were killed by cars, one was killed by a gun. So, again, while I don’t have empirical data, I think I’d LIKE to state that, in 100% of the cases, AirTags related deaths are likely never carried out with the AirTag (as they tend to be woefully inadequate in the realm of death dealing, though, perhaps, slightly higher on the list of death causing capability than… ohhhhh… watered down pudding)?
Assuming magsafe charging meant no size impact on the airtags it would mean that they had a defined lifetime. Once the batteries no longer recharge adequately they would have to be discarded. With replaceable batteries they are immortal, at least until there is an electronics failure.
This is even better and rechargable:
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If people start buying old iPhone and just using those to track people instead, do you want Apple sued and all iPhones banned too? And what about Tile, Chipolo, Smart Tags, and Androids soon to be released versions? Those same things could've just as easily happened with any other phones or trackers. Many more violent crimes happened using GPS trackers too. I think you would have an easier time just banning firearms as opposed to all wireless devices. At least then you would know you are saving lives.
Everyone always complains that their existing hardware goes slow when a new version comes out as evil Apple slows it down.... <satire>
That is going to be a problem — I just grabbed another 4-pack, that s—t better not go to s—t when new ones release!!)
I have zero understanding of the tech but it would be nice if an AirTag could link into the new satellite SOS mode on iPhone 14. If an AirTag is put into lost mode it can send a signal to the satellite and the satellite can send to your phone to find it. That way you are not relying on other devices roaming around your lost device. I'm not saying a continued link. Just a one off ping to get a GPS location.
Would this suffice? It's not Apple made, but it integrates with FindMy App: https://chipolo.net/en-us/products/chipolo-card-spot