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It’s awesome that they are doing this, but doesn’t that incentivize people to use trackers that are not to that specification?
by The28thDuck 2y ago
It’s awesome that they are doing this, but doesn’t that incentivize people to use trackers that are not to that specification?
- theshrike79 2y agoPeople always worry about malicious tracking and conveniently forget that you could buy GPS+cellular trackers years and years ago. They are 100% undetectable and very precise. AirTags always need an iDevice to be close by to update their location.
- wepple 2y ago> They are 100% undetectable Nit: they’re very very detectable, just not using your off the shelf phone.
- theshrike79 2y agoIf we assume it's hidden so well it can't be found visually and doesn't transmit data constantly (deep sleep for X minutes, get GPS fix, send location, GOTO 10) - how could it be found?
- wepple 2y agoHeat signature. RF when it does transmit. If it’s hidden in a metal frame then it’s not going to get a good GNSS fix. And if you’re doing a deep sleep you’re powering down your GNSS module so not getting a proper warm fix.