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You have also developed a device that allows people to use AirTags for stalking.
by wanderer2323 1y ago
You have also developed a device that allows people to use AirTags for stalking.
- _QrE 1y agoThis. Normal AirTags are just fine for tracking your stuff. > "(thiefs use apps to locate AirTags around, and AirTags will warn the thief if an unknown AirTag is travelling with them, for example if they steal your car)" The reason this was introduced is exactly because people used AirTags to stalk others. Advertising that your product turns that off is basically targeting that specific demographic.
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- Ajedi32 1y agoThat's true. But the advertised use case (tracking stolen items) is perfectly valid.
- atoav 1y ago[flagged]
- andygeorge 1y agoyup. it unfortunately works well in the gun industry
- int_19h 1y agoFWIW the vast majority of guns sold to civilians never get discharged at anything other than pieces of paper. (And quite a few never get used at all - "safe queen" is a well-established term for a reason.)
- bigstrat2003 1y agoAnd you can use hammers to brutally murder people as well as to drive in nails. You can use a screwdriver to grievously wound someone besides using it to repair your glasses. The fact that a tool can be used for bad things does not negate the good things it can be used for. Nor does it mean that the maker is responsible if someone chooses to use it for bad things.
- andygeorge 1y ago'the gun' by cj chivers is an excellent read, i suggest checking it out
- fortran77 1y agoA machine that crushes orphrans[sic]? Shut up and take my money.
- RandallBrown 1y agoHydraulic presses are sold and they'll do a marvelous job at crushing orphans.
- thebruce87m 1y ago> The reason this was introduced is exactly because people used AirTags to stalk others. There were anti-stalking features from the start. It didn’t stop the media hysteria however.
- pompidoo 1y agoAs it's 4 hours off / 1 hour on, the device is not very suitable for stalking someone. Also once the AirTag is back on and the person starts moving, they will be alerted that the AirTag is tracking them.
- schmichael 1y agoThat’s perfect for finding out where someone lives. Drop it in their bag or jacket at a concert/bar/work/whatever-in-the-evening, and the place they’re likely at in 4 hours is their home. Not trying to be creepy, I’m just trying to demonstrate how we all need to think like adversaries (eg creeps) when designing products.
- fn-mote 1y agoYou can probably find out where they live from knowing their name. This application is not a high level of stalking.
- schmichael 1y agoThe concert/bar example allows stalking without knowing someone’s name.
- andygeorge 1y ago> not a high level of stalking imo no level of stalking is appropriate. while this device might not do everything a stalker wants it to, it surely makes it easier for them
- hangonhn 1y agoThat's not true in all scenarios. I once donated an infant car seat to a coworker but forgot I had put an AirTag on it. After she had taken it home, her iPhone told there was an unknown AirTag and she texted me. I apologized profusely and she wasn't bothered by it. Nonetheless had I been nefarious, I would have been able to get her home address.
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- cryptonector 1y agoAirTags are already that. There's videos on YouTube on how to disconnect the speaker that allows AirTags to warn the stalking victim.