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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025) by arjvik on Monday April 28, 2025 @07:05AM (#43819874)
Is 4 on 1 off really the best strategy? Seems like it just makes it a 20% chance that the thieves detect the AirTag, right?
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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025) by pompidoo on Monday April 28, 2025 @07:09AM (#43819907)
Yes, I'm thinking of offering various set-ups in the future, if I see that people are interested
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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025) by all2 on Friday May 02, 2025 @01:17PM (#43872501)
Make it timing based and randomized. Sync the 'seed' during device init, and then the listener knows when to listen for the airtag. The airtag then turns on for a specified duration (random between some min/max time), and the listener picks it up.

Bonus points if the 'seed' is volatile.

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