Sun Dec 19, 2021, 01:03 PM
Swede (31,165 posts)
Heads up tweet - Someone attached a tracking device to a woman's car.
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18 replies, 1939 views
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Swede | Dec 2021 | OP |
hlthe2b | Dec 2021 | #1 | |
3Hotdogs | Dec 2021 | #4 | |
hlthe2b | Dec 2021 | #5 | |
3Hotdogs | Dec 2021 | #15 | |
hlthe2b | Dec 2021 | #16 | |
applegrove | Dec 2021 | #2 | |
Swede | Dec 2021 | #3 | |
Tetrachloride | Dec 2021 | #6 | |
Baked Potato | Dec 2021 | #7 | |
2naSalit | Dec 2021 | #8 | |
mainer | Dec 2021 | #9 | |
2naSalit | Dec 2021 | #10 | |
mainer | Dec 2021 | #11 | |
2naSalit | Dec 2021 | #12 | |
Liberal In Texas | Dec 2021 | #13 | |
Ms. Toad | Dec 2021 | #14 | |
BlackSkimmer | Dec 2021 | #18 | |
Swede | Dec 2021 | #17 |
Response to Swede (Original post)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 01:07 PM
hlthe2b (95,585 posts)
1. Yikes!
Someone markets a "tracking device detector" for your keychain in 10-9-8-7-6... seconds. Multi-millions sold in the first 90 days.
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Response to hlthe2b (Reply #1)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 01:23 PM
3Hotdogs (9,768 posts)
4. Why? The tracker alerted her to the fact she was being tracked.
Response to 3Hotdogs (Reply #4)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 01:24 PM
hlthe2b (95,585 posts)
5. WHy? Because the tracker detecter would tell her she was being tracked...
Do you think everyone who has a GPS tracker put on their car surreptitiously would automatically just KNOW? Do you check on the undercarriage of your car and all points where a tracker could be placed every time you enter your car?
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Response to hlthe2b (Reply #5)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 08:22 PM
3Hotdogs (9,768 posts)
15. Read the article. Her cell phone told her she was being tracked.
Response to 3Hotdogs (Reply #15)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 08:23 PM
hlthe2b (95,585 posts)
16. I have a tracker like that on my keys. It requires an app before it tells you there are trackers
around you. Without it, she would not know.
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Response to Swede (Original post)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 01:08 PM
applegrove (111,200 posts)
2. They see a nice car out and about they want to steal and they attach a tracking device to it so
they can follow it home and steal it in the middle of the night from the owners driveway. Saw it on the news.
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Response to applegrove (Reply #2)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 01:09 PM
Swede (31,165 posts)
3. Or worse, stalk this woman.
nt
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Response to Swede (Original post)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 01:27 PM
Tetrachloride (5,077 posts)
6. The manufacturers and sellers should be liable. Apple, Amazon and their Chinese lead manufacturers
to name a few.
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Response to Swede (Original post)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 01:39 PM
2naSalit (67,857 posts)
8. So why do these devices exist?
I would be looking to start a major "whack on the weenie" campaign against Apple and other facilitators.
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Response to 2naSalit (Reply #8)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 02:25 PM
mainer (11,739 posts)
9. I have one in my suitcase and one in my car.
When I travel, I know when my luggage goes astray. And I can find my car weeks later when I forget where I parked it.
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Response to mainer (Reply #9)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 02:29 PM
2naSalit (67,857 posts)
10. And already they have become...
A kind of menace, great.
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Response to 2naSalit (Reply #10)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 02:50 PM
mainer (11,739 posts)
11. Unfortunately, like a good sharp knife, they're a tool
that can be used for good or for ill.
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Response to mainer (Reply #11)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 02:52 PM
2naSalit (67,857 posts)
12. So it appears.
Wonder if our species will last another fifteen years.
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Response to Swede (Original post)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 02:58 PM
Liberal In Texas (12,081 posts)
13. According to the Apple ad...
AirTag is designed to discourage unwanted tracking. If someone else’s AirTag finds its way into your stuff, your iPhone will notice it’s traveling with you and send you an alert. After a while, if you still haven’t found it, the AirTag will start playing a sound to let you know it’s there. Which is fine, I guess, if you have an IPhone AND have the app. Not much good for Android users. Or people without smart phones period. |
Response to Swede (Original post)
Sun Dec 19, 2021, 02:59 PM
Ms. Toad (31,032 posts)
14. Haven't tracked this to the source yet -
But I'm pretty sure it's like most of the other "Oh My God!!!! The Sky is Falling!!!" big scary thing trends
My grand-niece (daughter of the right wing covidiot in our family) just posted it happened to her and another woman at the airport. When things like these start popping up like flies - expecially from anonymous (here) or suspicious (my niece) - I tend to doubt they are real. And they are usually confirmed to be the latest big scary thing trend. Like this: https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/09/17/viral-airtag-discovery-behind-license-plate-likely-staged And this: While most of us non-predators can only imagine the reasons for secretly placing tracking devices on someone’s car, the very existence of these $29 AirTags and the countless others like them are undoubtedly going to make people feel unsafe — and are a fertile breeding ground for conspiracy theories and anti-sex work bias alike. |
Response to Ms. Toad (Reply #14)
Mon Dec 20, 2021, 11:15 AM
BlackSkimmer (48,589 posts)
18. Thank you. nt
Response to Swede (Original post)
Mon Dec 20, 2021, 09:57 AM
Swede (31,165 posts)