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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by CamperBob2 on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @11:34PM (#35797577)
How many car thieves carry iPhones? That Venn diagram will have an overlapping area, but I'll bet it's not that big.
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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by rdtsc on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @12:04AM (#35797823)
They’d get one if they do it regularly. We catch the stupid ones but not all of them are stupid. I imagine most are aware of AirTags and could get the cheapest iPhone to detect them.
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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by sgtnoodle on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @12:04AM (#35797831)
Why wouldn't most car thieves have iPhones?
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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by CamperBob2 on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @12:47AM (#35798121)
Because most people who aren't car thieves don't.
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Re:NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car ... by sgtnoodle on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @01:02AM (#35798212)
Globally, sure. In the US, it looks like iOS is about 57% market share. I suspect it's even higher in New York City.

It's pure speculation, but I wonder if the average car thief is more likely to own an iPhone as a form of status symbol? Or, is the average car thief more likely to be using burner phones from Walmart?

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