Tile use the same advertising company as Samsung.
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Tile Adds Undetectable Anti-Theft Mode to Tracking Devices, With $1 Million Fine If Used for Stalking
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And that's all Apple ever claimed they were for; to find lost items. Alerting people of an AirTag in their vicinity isn't just for anti-stalking, it allows normal, decent people to help locate a lost item and possibly contact the owner and have it returned.
It's just asinine to think something's "junk" because you want to use it in a way that it was not intended and it doesn't work.
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Huh. I always assumed thieves only used Android devices.
This makes the Tile device actually usable. The Airtag is a toy with little value.
The $1M fine is unenforceable and is good only for clickbait adverting. But the ID requirement will work. If the Tile is very closely tied to its owner, then its owner would not want to be caught, and the biometrics makes it easy to prove who did it.
As said, these are now MUCH better than Apple's device. Even if the $1M fine is just a PR stunt.
The $1M fine is unenforceable and is good only for clickbait adverting. But the ID requirement will work. If the Tile is very closely tied to its owner, then its owner would not want to be caught, and the biometrics makes it easy to prove who did it.
As said, these are now MUCH better than Apple's device. Even if the $1M fine is just a PR stunt.
Many issues with this...
1. A vindictive ex gets a hold of your anti-theft Tile and claims they "found" it and accuses you of stalking.
2. Attach the Tile to a fake item, plant in car or bag, if caught, stalker can claim the item was stolen and they were just tracking it to recover it.
3. Are you really going to hand over that much personal data to a company that makes tracking devices?
1. A vindictive ex gets a hold of your anti-theft Tile and claims they "found" it and accuses you of stalking.
2. Attach the Tile to a fake item, plant in car or bag, if caught, stalker can claim the item was stolen and they were just tracking it to recover it.
3. Are you really going to hand over that much personal data to a company that makes tracking devices?
I doubt, it looks like marketing crap about scanning to find fake ids. You don’t need advanced biometric scanning to spot a fake ID. There are simpler Apps/APIs to find a fake ID.
My AirTags are super useful. If for no other reason than peace of mind. A recent world trip, it was so good to see my suitcases were at the airport after several flight transfers.
I always got a ping within 5-10 minutes showing where they were.
You won’t get that working like that with tile. Or maybe there are baggage handlers walking around with tiles in there pocket to make sure we get a hit?
It was tongue in cheek. Shows how ridiculous it is. Can you imagine what would happen if Apple demanded your Gov ID to use AirTags?
You realize that’s exactly how Apple positions them right? You’re complaining about a product only being usable for what it’s intended for…
Yeah I knew it wasn’t a serious comment. I am not giving my ID to any company, including Apple for a lost item tracker. It just shows desperation by Tile.
I use/own 4 AirTags, one with my car keys, one with my carry on bag, and one with my laptop, and spare for checked bags.
I had to scour the internet for hours and only found one example of someone finding stolen property. Can you believe that? ONE EXAMPLE!! /S
I don’t think tile is allowed (in Europe) to collect so much information about their clients. The combination of name, address, biometric data, Id copies and the fact they can trace your movement everywhere makes for one giant hack waiting to happen and be exploited in unforeseen ways.
Same here but split 2 each with the missus. Qantas lost her bags twice last year and she could see they were in Northern Queensland and Melbourne. She was in Sydney.
Remember the recent Anker-Eufy fiasco?
Many times, these “security-monitoring” companies that claim they are the best in the world…. end up being the worst creepiest offenders.
Anker Admits Eufy Cameras Did Not Offer End-to-End Encryption as Promised, Pledges to Do Better
Back in November, Anker's Eufy brand made headlines after security consultant Paul Moore discovered that Eufy security cameras were sending data...
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Pretty sure the Tile will be registered to your account. Even if it gets stolen the thief can’t just register it to their account. If it gets planted on someone without your knowledge, the thief cannot track that person without having your Tile username/password. So what will be the point?
You do know that jail is where you go before the trial and prison is where you go if convicted.
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The point is that this might be the defense of the person that used the Tile to stalk someone — they didn’t know, someone stole it and used it to get them in trouble, etc. — the “thief” is imaginary.
Remember the recent Anker-Eufy fiasco?
Many times, these “security-monitoring” companies that claim they are the best in the world…. end up being the worst creepiest offenders.
Anker Admits Eufy Cameras Did Not Offer End-to-End Encryption as Promised, Pledges to Do Better
Back in November, Anker's Eufy brand made headlines after security consultant Paul Moore discovered that Eufy security cameras were sending data...
Yes... and I use Eufy security cameras, but don't use their services. So I'm good.
I think the scenario is... I take your anti-theft Tile and plant it on someone. I have no intention of tracking anyone, I just want to try to get you in trouble by being accused of "stalking".
Or conversely, as a stalker, the above is my excuse as to why I'm not guilty of it. Someone stole my tracker and planted it. I didn't put that there.
No one is staying in jail waiting for a trial for a petty theft. Heck most cops don’t even investigate or charge for theft. You can give the coordinates of a stolen IPhone or laptop, good luck Cops doing something about it. Stalking is an entirely different thing, you need to go through restraining order, prove there was a harm before any one is charged or ends up in prison.
Watching a show on Netflix is all fun, but doesn’t really happen in reality.
Yes this does make them totally useless in a way. You can usually find things in your house or car etc you’ve lost. But if you lose them outside your own general places you visit, they’ll beep as you say to scream to everyone, hey I’m over hear and lost! Not a good solution.