Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress
by JCharante on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @02:51AM
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Google maps has a similar feature. It's similar to snapchat's map feature so many younger people don't think it's too too odd, except this updates in the background instead of whenever you open Snapchat. I just decide to share with close friends, they get a notification about it, and if they feel like it they can press a button to share back. I'm not worried that these close friends will utilize this information to rob me when I'm at work or to kidnap me but it's certainly an unnecessary vulnerability.
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Re:I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress
by VonGallifrey on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @03:10AM
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> but it's certainly an unnecessary vulnerability.
Why do it then? In another comment I shared that even people you consider best friends for years could betray your trust and even if we take that possibility away there is still the question of how secure that data is in their hands.
Are they going to leak it inadvertently? Can someone else gain access to their systems and spy on you through them?
> many younger people don't think it's too too odd
Don't you think that is bad? People are just getting used to loosing their rights for minor "convenience". Not to mention that getting used to constant surveillance isn't great either.