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Tile 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
by philjohn 4y ago
Tile 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.