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It won’t last a year on a $1 battery nor will it be as small.

by endisneigh 5y ago

bin_bash 5y ago
A Tile will, so will SmartThings
- endisneigh 5y ago
  A tile doesn’t use mobile data and have gps and is inferior to an AirTag anyway
  - bin_bash 5y ago
    I've been using Tile for years. It's inferior, yes, but it's definitely good enough for spying.
    - endisneigh 5y ago
      The parent comment is talking about using mobile data and gps - not sure why you even brought up the tile. Tile is inferior to an AirTag if you seriously want to stalk someone. The network is orders of magnitude smaller. Don’t know why anyone who owns an Apple device would bother with it at this point
- rolobio 5y ago
  Tile does not have nearly the network that Apple does. I attached an AirTag to an electric scooter, which I ended up returning. I forgot to remove the AirTag; I've been able to track the scooter over hundreds of miles with quick updates (even driving down a freeway). I've been having a fun time checking in on the scooter for months now. I have a Tile attached to a generator at my house. Since I've disabled Tile on my phone in favor of AirTag, my generator hasn't been detected in over 31 days. Even with neighbors walking past my house constantly.
  - jdminhbg 5y ago
    > I attached an AirTag to an electric scooter, which I ended up returning. I forgot to remove the AirTag; I've been able to track the scooter over hundreds of miles with quick updates (even driving down a freeway). I've been having a fun time checking in on the scooter for months now. This describes how 99% of these "AirTags Used In Stalking Incident" stories come about.
    - rolobio 5y ago
      Honestly I was worried I would have a knock at my door from this. The AirTag will make it quite clear who owns it. But I expect someone familiar with returned items will say "Oh, someone forgot to remove their AirTag again. Throw it in the garbage." So hopefully no knocks at my door.
      - quenix 5y ago
        As far as I know there is no way to determine the owner of an AirTag.
        blitzar 5y ago
        A law enforcement request to apple should tell you everything you need to know and more about the owner of an airtag.
        endisneigh 5y ago
        Source of Apple giving out AirTag info?
        blitzar 5y ago
        Source: Apple. https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/law-enforcement-guidelines-us.pdf https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/law-enforcement-guidelin... For government and law enforcement information requests, Apple complies with the laws pertaining to global entities that control our data and we provide details as legally required. L. AirTag and Find My Network Accessory Program To add AirTag or supported third-party products to the Items tab in the Find My app, customers must have an Apple ID, be signed into their iCloud account with Find My enabled, and register their AirTag or supported third-party products to their Apple ID. With a serial number, Apple may be able to provide the paired account details in response to a subpoena or greater legal process.

It won’t last a year on a $1 battery nor will it be as small.

bin_bash 5y ago

A Tile will, so will SmartThings

endisneigh 5y ago
A tile doesn’t use mobile data and have gps and is inferior to an AirTag anyway
- bin_bash 5y ago
  I've been using Tile for years. It's inferior, yes, but it's definitely good enough for spying.
  - endisneigh 5y ago
    The parent comment is talking about using mobile data and gps - not sure why you even brought up the tile. Tile is inferior to an AirTag if you seriously want to stalk someone. The network is orders of magnitude smaller. Don’t know why anyone who owns an Apple device would bother with it at this point
rolobio 5y ago
Tile does not have nearly the network that Apple does. I attached an AirTag to an electric scooter, which I ended up returning. I forgot to remove the AirTag; I've been able to track the scooter over hundreds of miles with quick updates (even driving down a freeway). I've been having a fun time checking in on the scooter for months now. I have a Tile attached to a generator at my house. Since I've disabled Tile on my phone in favor of AirTag, my generator hasn't been detected in over 31 days. Even with neighbors walking past my house constantly.
- jdminhbg 5y ago
  > I attached an AirTag to an electric scooter, which I ended up returning. I forgot to remove the AirTag; I've been able to track the scooter over hundreds of miles with quick updates (even driving down a freeway). I've been having a fun time checking in on the scooter for months now. This describes how 99% of these "AirTags Used In Stalking Incident" stories come about.
  - rolobio 5y ago
    Honestly I was worried I would have a knock at my door from this. The AirTag will make it quite clear who owns it. But I expect someone familiar with returned items will say "Oh, someone forgot to remove their AirTag again. Throw it in the garbage." So hopefully no knocks at my door.
    - quenix 5y ago
      As far as I know there is no way to determine the owner of an AirTag.
      - blitzar 5y ago
        A law enforcement request to apple should tell you everything you need to know and more about the owner of an airtag.
        endisneigh 5y ago
        Source of Apple giving out AirTag info?
        blitzar 5y ago
        Source: Apple. https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/law-enforcement-guidelines-us.pdf https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/law-enforcement-guidelin... For government and law enforcement information requests, Apple complies with the laws pertaining to global entities that control our data and we provide details as legally required. L. AirTag and Find My Network Accessory Program To add AirTag or supported third-party products to the Items tab in the Find My app, customers must have an Apple ID, be signed into their iCloud account with Find My enabled, and register their AirTag or supported third-party products to their Apple ID. With a serial number, Apple may be able to provide the paired account details in response to a subpoena or greater legal process.