NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car thefts

Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by thedougd on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @09:34PM (#35796619)

Thank you for your response. Please just let me say no once and for all. An occasional app banner is fine, but the system notifications is a step too far. That pushiness is what gave me the impression the location permission is more valuable to Tile than it is to me.

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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by skzv on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @09:45PM (#35796697)

The system wouldn't work without location permission.

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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by thedougd on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @10:15PM (#35796917)

It works fine to find your own devices by giving it permission 'while using the app'.

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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by renewiltord on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @10:38PM (#35797087)

The primary use case for these things requires other participants in the network. It doesn't look like this is a good product for you, yeah.

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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by thedougd on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @11:17PM (#35797420)

I'm using Tile Stickers the same way they're depicted on their website, as a TV remote finder. Is that wrong?

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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by skzv on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @02:49PM (#35806190)

I use trackers for my keys and wallet, which wouldn't work very well if I only granted the location permission when in use. Granting background location permission means that I can get the last seen location of my items when I'm already out of range, and I can help others find their lost items, too, just like they can help me, as part of the network.

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