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Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by csomar on Monday May 13, 2024 @10:00PM (#40350897)
> As of today, we have zero known instances of abuse—the friction of scanning an ID is enough to make a bad guy think twice

So all I need is a stolen ID and then not only I am stalking but also ruining another person's life?

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Re:Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking al... by crhulls on Monday May 13, 2024 @10:03PM (#40350924)
We use a third party and they do a liveness scan with a live camera feed so it is not nearly that simple.

I'm sure we can come up with edge cases or potential ways people could cheat the system, but we are adding so much risk and friction to stalkers that they would likely just buy a real stealth GPS tracker with an LTE connection.

As a genuine question, why is there no outrage for these devices that are literally marketed as stealth trackers?

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