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Not recalling AirTags until the privacy implications are fixed, says otherwise.
by philjohn 4y ago
Not recalling AirTags until the privacy implications are fixed, says otherwise.
- simonh 4y agoIt can be both true that they have potential privacy problems with a product, and that they have given up dozens of billions in potential revenue due to privacy concerns.
- micromacrofoot 4y agoTile predated AirTags for nearly a decade and is still worse on privacy today. If you want to argue that consumer-level trackers shouldn't exist, that's fine, but it's not at all unique to Apple. Personally I don't think it's a solvable problem, and they shouldn't exist at all.
- philjohn 4y agoTile never became ubiquitous though - but yes, I agree, if it can't be done in a way that can be abused, it shouldn't be a product. But money talks, and Apple have decided they're comfortable with the risks because it's another brick in their ecosystem wall, and makes them money.
- Firmwarrior 4y agoAny half-competent EE can throw together the equivalent of a Tile or AirTag with off the shelf parts nowadays. That genie is out of the bottle and has been for years and years
- philjohn 4y agoThey can - but that's a higher barrier than "Pay $35".
- Firmwarrior 4y agoyou can go to AliExpress and pay less than $35 if you just want to creepily track people
- philjohn 4y agoAnd now you don't have to - and don't have to wait 30 days for it to be shipped to you from China.
- yazaddaruvala 4y ago> yes, I agree, if it can't be done in a way that can be abused, it shouldn't be a product. What about knives, alcohol, cars, escooters, power tools, rope, bleach? These are all products that can be abused. Should they also not exist? There will always be a new product that can be abused. Education and threat of punishment keep a lot of people from abusing them. The same can be true for AirTags.