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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by crhulls on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @10:35PM (#35797064)
We are a public company with an audit and risk committee, multiple in-house lawyers, and external counsel. This was heavily discussed.

Perhaps a court would limit the fine, but liquidated damages are a commonly used concept, and I don't think most people will tempt fate.

Aggressive stalkers will buy dedicated GPS devices - this is a real roadblock.

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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by nradov on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @11:41PM (#35797641)
I don't believe you. I think you're either lying, or misunderstood what your external counsel told you. If you want us to take your claim seriously then post copies of their opinion letters.
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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by neom on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @12:35AM (#35798048)
"Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by sgtnoodle on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @11:57PM (#35797770)
> I don't think most people will tempt fate.

In so far as I would hope most people would avoid doing business with companies that mention $1 million dollar civil lawsuits in their terms of service.

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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by 15155 on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @05:46AM (#35800152)
> I don't think most people will tempt fate.

You're right: they'll just use your far more well-established competitor without such ridiculous language.

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