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Re:Apple Introduces AirTag by inasio on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:12PM (#26878522)
It's much easier to have a phone that will easily tell you if there is AirTag around you than having an RF detector.
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Re:Apple Introduces AirTag by gruez on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:25PM (#26878795)
A RF detector costs $15-$25 shipped from china. If RF anti-theft devices become common (either the GSM or the bluetooth variety), I'm sure it'll be part of a thief's toolkit.
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Re:Apple Introduces AirTag by Voline on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:36PM (#26879051)
The majority of bike thieves in Portland are not going to buy a $15-$20 RF detector because that would have to come out of their meth budget. They are not a tech-savvy lot.
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Re:Apple Introduces AirTag by oh_sigh on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @06:25PM (#26882691)
I suspect some posters are imagining bike thieves as part of some kind of international black market for high end bikes...maybe that exists but 99% of bike thefts are done by the local crackhead who either wants a ride or wants to trade it for $20 for some crack or meth.
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