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Not hard for a non-technical person to remove the speaker. Housing pops right open with a small flathead screwdriver. Then you just remove the speaker's magnet,

Not hard for a non-technical person to remove the speaker. Housing pops right open with a small flathead screwdriver. Then you just remove the speaker's magnet, no desoldering or anything like that required. Took 5 minutes. I did it to one of mine to use it to track my bicycle if it ever gets stolen.

KIFulgore 5y ago
I was going to say, there are valid security use-cases for doing this.
nomel 5y ago
If the thief has an iPhone, they'll still be alerted that the tracker is following them. If they move their phone around on your bike, they'll be able to find it, within several inches, with the NFC identification feature that gives the last four digits of the owners phone number. Maybe Apple's campaign is working: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/26/apple-does-not-let-bad-guys-use-iphones-on-screen https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/26/apple-doe...
- pinot 5y ago
  Yeah but at least when I loan my bicycle to my friend it won’t beep constantly.
  - nomel 5y ago
    Absolutely. With all the air tags in my family, I think I'm completely desensitized to the beeping and notifications. I really doubt I would notice if I was being stalked.
- andrepew 5y ago
  I'm banking on a bike theft being a crime of opportunity and not necessarily being done by someone who has thought things through completely. But against a professional thief an AirTag probably won't do much.
- matthew-wegner 5y ago
  I don't even have that expensive of a bike, but I have two on mine There's a 3D-printed housing for one that sits between the frame and the water bottle holder. If someone does ever steal my bike, and checks for AirTags, I expect them to find this one I have a second wedged inside the seat cavity. You have to take the seat off the seatpost rails to remove it It's pretty common for thieves to have a lot of stolen stuff together, so if there is a second stalker notification I'm hoping they assume it's from another stolen item in their possession (having already removed the water bottle AirTag)

KIFulgore 5y ago

I was going to say, there are valid security use-cases for doing this.

nomel 5y ago

If the thief has an iPhone, they'll still be alerted that the tracker is following them. If they move their phone around on your bike, they'll be able to find it, within several inches, with the NFC identification feature that gives the last four digits of the owners phone number. Maybe Apple's campaign is working: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/26/apple-does-not-let-bad-guys-use-iphones-on-screen https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/26/apple-doe...

pinot 5y ago
Yeah but at least when I loan my bicycle to my friend it won’t beep constantly.
- nomel 5y ago
  Absolutely. With all the air tags in my family, I think I'm completely desensitized to the beeping and notifications. I really doubt I would notice if I was being stalked.
andrepew 5y ago
I'm banking on a bike theft being a crime of opportunity and not necessarily being done by someone who has thought things through completely. But against a professional thief an AirTag probably won't do much.
matthew-wegner 5y ago
I don't even have that expensive of a bike, but I have two on mine There's a 3D-printed housing for one that sits between the frame and the water bottle holder. If someone does ever steal my bike, and checks for AirTags, I expect them to find this one I have a second wedged inside the seat cavity. You have to take the seat off the seatpost rails to remove it It's pretty common for thieves to have a lot of stolen stuff together, so if there is a second stalker notification I'm hoping they assume it's from another stolen item in their possession (having already removed the water bottle AirTag)