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Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by OptionOfT on Monday May 13, 2024 @05:26PM (#40348685)
If I were to do this on a certain chip and put it in a random person's car, wouldn't they get a message showing 'X found moving with you'? Or is that only implemented for AirTags themselves?
Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by pests on Monday May 13, 2024 @11:53PM (#40351479)
> So now it is on me to know whether my object is lost or stolen?

Sounds like you responsibility - your belongings, you should know where they are or if they are missing.

How would you have survived before AirTags?

Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by hackernewds on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @02:30AM (#40352231)
What an asinine comment, I can only presume was written on a Palmyra stone tablet
Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by pests on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @02:31AM (#40352237)
This was posted to the wrong comment, apologies.
Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by imp0cat on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @12:16AM (#40351560)
Yes, they would, it tracks all BT devices, not just Airtags.

But even with an unmodified tracker, it's quite hard to locate one in a car, because there is a lot of hiding spaces (especially if you put one in some hard-to-reach space such as under the carpet in the cabin etc...).

Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by anabab on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @06:28AM (#40353619)
what if you do a tracker that randomizes bluetooth mac address every few minutes?
Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by imp0cat on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @08:44AM (#40354617)
That would probably work. Not sure if one actually exists though.
Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by sandywaffles on Thursday May 16, 2024 @08:40AM (#40377617)
It very much does and has for a while now: https://samteplov.com/uploads/who-tracks-the-trackers/tracke...

Using randomized or rolling addresses avoids detection to an extent, depending on how many randomized addresses one uses and how often they're rotated.

However, it's also trivial to detect randomized (or rolling) addresses due to the address being utilized for more than a single locality. Although, I'm not sure that either Apple or Google is actually doing the randomized detection even with this new patch.

Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by nurple on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @12:42PM (#40357132)
And also modulate transmit power as RSSI is often used for distance and movement calculation.