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I have a feeling the interaction with the police in a lot of jurisdictions would go something like: “This person at this address tried to track me without my c

I have a feeling the interaction with the police in a lot of jurisdictions would go something like: “This person at this address tried to track me without my consent! Here’s the documentation from Apple!” “Ma’am, has the person at this address murdered you?” “No.” “I’m afraid there’s nothing we can do right now. If this person does murder you, please call 911 immediately.”

xyst 5y ago
At the very least, a report should be made. If something does happen, at least there's a paper trail and they would be highest on the list of suspects. Could be used as evidence to get a restraining order as well. If the person does indeed get near to the victim, then the police can actually do something since they are in violation of a court order.
marci 5y ago
That is, if you're lucky and they understand what you're talking about. You'll probably have to spend some time explaining how it works, why it is a serious issue, and then probably be dismissed.
- a10c 5y ago
  You'd have to explain to the police why a device that's designed for tracking things being placed on your car is a serious issue?
  - Piskvorrr 5y ago
    Essentially. As in "if they would just go away, less paperwork for me."
  - marci 5y ago
    Personal experience of explaining to a police officer how I was able to track down a friend's stolen smartphone. Edit: it was in Paris, France.
    - marci 5y ago
      And to continue on that story, even though I gave them the location: "lack of ressources, we can't dispatch anyone at the moment". They never did anything afterwards.
1123581321 5y ago
In this situation you should work with a lawyer to have law enforcement discover the owner of the tracker as part of the process to achieve a civil restraining order. It's probably also doable pro se. There isn't a clean path to obtaining that information merely by filing a police report or having a conversation with an officer. I would think officers would point you to civil court, but if they don't, it wouldn't take much to discover the process.

xyst 5y ago

At the very least, a report should be made. If something does happen, at least there's a paper trail and they would be highest on the list of suspects. Could be used as evidence to get a restraining order as well. If the person does indeed get near to the victim, then the police can actually do something since they are in violation of a court order.

marci 5y ago

That is, if you're lucky and they understand what you're talking about. You'll probably have to spend some time explaining how it works, why it is a serious issue, and then probably be dismissed.

a10c 5y ago
You'd have to explain to the police why a device that's designed for tracking things being placed on your car is a serious issue?
- Piskvorrr 5y ago
  Essentially. As in "if they would just go away, less paperwork for me."
- marci 5y ago
  Personal experience of explaining to a police officer how I was able to track down a friend's stolen smartphone. Edit: it was in Paris, France.
  - marci 5y ago
    And to continue on that story, even though I gave them the location: "lack of ressources, we can't dispatch anyone at the moment". They never did anything afterwards.

1123581321 5y ago

In this situation you should work with a lawyer to have law enforcement discover the owner of the tracker as part of the process to achieve a civil restraining order. It's probably also doable pro se. There isn't a clean path to obtaining that information merely by filing a police report or having a conversation with an officer. I would think officers would point you to civil court, but if they don't, it wouldn't take much to discover the process.