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hlthe2b

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5. WHy? Because the tracker detecter would tell her she was being tracked...

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 19, 2021, 02:24 PM

Dec 2021

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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Heads up tweet - Someone attached a tracking device to a woman's car. [View all] Swede Dec 2021 OP

Yikes! hlthe2b Dec 2021 #1

Why? The tracker alerted her to the fact she was being tracked. 3Hotdogs Dec 2021 #4

WHy? Because the tracker detecter would tell her she was being tracked... hlthe2b Dec 2021 #5

Read the article. Her cell phone told her she was being tracked. 3Hotdogs Dec 2021 #15

I have a tracker like that on my keys. It requires an app before it tells you there are trackers hlthe2b Dec 2021 #16

They see a nice car out and about they want to steal and they attach a tracking device to it so applegrove Dec 2021 #2

Or worse, stalk this woman. Swede Dec 2021 #3

The manufacturers and sellers should be liable. Apple, Amazon and their Chinese lead manufacturers Tetrachloride Dec 2021 #6

JHC! Nt Baked Potato Dec 2021 #7

So why do these devices exist? 2naSalit Dec 2021 #8

I have one in my suitcase and one in my car. mainer Dec 2021 #9

And already they have become... 2naSalit Dec 2021 #10

Unfortunately, like a good sharp knife, they're a tool mainer Dec 2021 #11

So it appears. 2naSalit Dec 2021 #12

According to the Apple ad... Liberal In Texas Dec 2021 #13

Haven't tracked this to the source yet - Ms. Toad Dec 2021 #14

Thank you. nt BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #18

More of these incidents. Swede Dec 2021 #17