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Also it makes the justification of buying such a product much easier. "I need to track my backpack" is better accepted than "I need a GPS tracker to follow my e
by alex_duf 5y ago
Also it makes the justification of buying such a product much easier. "I need to track my backpack" is better accepted than "I need a GPS tracker to follow my ex partner".
I do believe Apple opened a can of worms they shouldn't have, and that it's going to cause great distress to many people.
- diffeomorphism 5y agoApple opened? Weren't these trackers popular long before that, e.g. tile?
- syrrim 5y agoApple integrates it into their network of phones, such that they can reliably track someone everywhere they go. I don't think other market players are capable of that.
- Jtsummers 5y agoTile has "Tile Network" which is similar: https://www.thetileapp.com/en-us/blog/what-is-tile-network-community-find-lost-stolen-far-away https://www.thetileapp.com/en-us/blog/what-is-tile-network-c... That blog is from 2020, prior to the release (maybe not the announcement, though) of AirTags. It's also probably nowhere near as widespread as Apple's device network, but it does exist.
- Digory 5y agoAmazon’s Sidewalk network is backing Tile. All those Echoes, by default, are hardware trackers, too. Which is why Tile is much better in dense areas than it used to be.
- chuckSu 5y ago