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Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by fkyoureadthedoc on Monday May 13, 2024 @04:45PM (#40348195)
> Most people were using it for other reasons

Source? I just use them to find my keys and remote, didn't know it was popular to try and recover stolen property given the alerts when you're near not-your-airtag for any length of time.

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Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by superb_dev on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @01:35AM (#40351941)
To no one's shock, the police departments are giving poor advice
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Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by dragonwriter on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @09:37AM (#40355114)
Police department recommendations are often wrong, and often based on either poor information about the domain the advice is being given in or actively-promoted (by police leadership) disinformation.

Police agencies aren't systematic domain experts except in the application of force to obtain compliance, as well as not having an interest in accurate advice.

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Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by macintux on Monday May 13, 2024 @05:40PM (#40348827)
There have been news articles since practically the day of release. I tracked stolen keys to a house a few miles away, but didn't feel like risking my life for them.

There are any number of products allowing you to mount them inconspicuously.

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