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Re:It looks like a product but is secretly a subscription by BLKNSLVR on Monday August 02, 2021 @09:21PM (#28044721)
Nit: Theft may be a more accurate term than piracy.

Arrrr, through my spyglass I did sight a hearty meal on thy dock, and being as I am a ravenous, immoral beast I bent my sails against the wind to secure it as my prize.

But thwarted I were by a hidden RFID and three days hence arrested by a regiment of dirty british redcoats. But, upon mine hanging, my belly were full and thine empty.

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Re:It looks like a product but is secretly a subscription by reilly3000 on Monday August 02, 2021 @11:03PM (#28045284)
Yar.

Porch pirates are a scourge of the seven streets to be sure... RFID is no match, but GPS + Cell could finally bring justice to these shores.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000235765025.html That plus a little lock system might just do it, but at some point its cheaper just to redeliver stuff than worry about reusable containers being stolen, especially when you have to figure out how to power the damn thing and get a ton of cheap SIMs+plans.

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