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Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress by Johnny555 on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @12:41AM (#27126659)
It does not make a difference if you track your dog with a GPS tracker or AirTag, but it is fundamentally different than what the comment was about.

I'd find that more invasive if I was worried about tracking. At least with an app in my control, I can turn off tracking when I want to, but if I watch my friend's dog while he's out of town and he sees me walking the dog to his girlfriend's house every night, he's going to ask questions.

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Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress by VonGallifrey on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @12:49AM (#27126700)
Why?

Would you really prefer to be tracked by your friend every hour of every day instead of only when you are walking their dog?

I do not believe that.

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Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress by Johnny555 on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @01:31AM (#27126950)
Well no, that's the advantage of my own device controlling when my location is shared -- I'd turn off the FindMyFriends tracking except for when I want to be tracked (like if I'm going out to meet friends and want them to be able to find me)
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