"But AirTags aren't for finding stolen things!", someone asserts every time someone mentions wanting to use AirTags for finding stolen things.
Carpenter's AirTags help uncover 'massive' case of stolen tools in Maryland
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Re: Carpenter's AirTags help uncover 'massive' case of stolen tools in Maryland
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Amazon marketplace seller is what I thought would be the most used route. Selling overseas would require hardware changes with the plugs I would think which would probably not be something they're willing to do. Unless it's common to use adapters or have people make that mode themselves as part of the "but it was cheap"??? Amazon marketplace is one of the best fences of all time.
> Selling overseas would require hardware changes with the plugs Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, and a few other Central/South American countries can plug these tools right into the wall.
None of those countries are overseas from the US.
Maybe there's a case to be made for Venuzeuela and Colombia because of the Darien Gap, but that's pushing it.
Re: Carpenter's AirTags help uncover 'massive' case of stolen tools in Maryland
#43Did the carpenter alter the tags?! Afaik they beep sounds around other unpaired iphones, additionally, using apps like AirGuard can alarm you about such ones.
It takes 3 minutes to remove the speaker. There are great tutorials on youtube. I've only purchased airtags for use as theft recovery, and if they beep it defeats the purpose.
Re: Carpenter's AirTags help uncover 'massive' case of stolen tools in Maryland
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, I pointed the police to someone who was selling fifty plus obviously stolen MacBooks and iPhones, including mine (all described as "locked", "no charger, no accessories", etc., etc.) and the could not possibly care less. "He probably was not the one who stole them." "Isn't it still a crime to sell stolen goods?" "Shrug."
The roots of police departments are the paid security forces of business owners, and their values as organizations reflect this. Business owners worked with local governments to create police departments to socialize some of the cost of securing their private property; their rented homes, their warehouses, their stores. And they reflect this to this day. Individual property crime doesn't mean shit. A criminal can sel…
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Re: Carpenter's AirTags help uncover 'massive' case of stolen tools in Maryland
#45Off topic, but reminds me of the lost hunting dog whose tracking collar was found in a big gator, along with a lot of other collars.
Solved a long running ‘lost hunting dog’ mystery.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/aug/29/dogs-tracked-d...
Re: Carpenter's AirTags help uncover 'massive' case of stolen tools in Maryland
#46In the video that shows the stolen tools in the warehouse, there are hardly any Ryobi tools (HomeDepot's cheap tool brand). This is in stark contrast to many of the recent woodworking videos on Youtube that feature craftspeople using Ryobi tools (without explicitly mentioning an HD sponsorship). The thieves know a good tool, and HD is trying to fool the rest of us that their Ryobi tools are any good.
Re: Carpenter's AirTags help uncover 'massive' case of stolen tools in Maryland
#47> He called police, who got a search warrant Kind of sad, that I was surprised they did that. It's definitely a local thing. I'd expect the police to shrug, and say it's too bad, just file a report to use for insurance. I remember people saying "so what if you have tags, police won't do anything and you shouldn't be confronting thieves anyway". Apple, on the other hand, is also explicit about tags not to be used as a…
Maybe they don’t advertise AirTags as antitheft, but this Apple Ad had the owners sleuthing after laptop thieves via Apple device tracking
Re: Carpenter's AirTags help uncover 'massive' case of stolen tools in Maryland
#48"But AirTags aren't for finding stolen things!", someone asserts every time someone mentions wanting to use AirTags for finding stolen things.
It’s not optimal for that purpose due to the anti-stalking features, but it’s better than nothing.
Re: Carpenter's AirTags help uncover 'massive' case of stolen tools in Maryland
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, I pointed the police to someone who was selling fifty plus obviously stolen MacBooks and iPhones, including mine (all described as "locked", "no charger, no accessories", etc., etc.) and the could not possibly care less. "He probably was not the one who stole them." "Isn't it still a crime to sell stolen goods?" "Shrug."
The roots of police departments are the paid security forces of business owners, and their values as organizations reflect this. Business owners worked with local governments to create police departments to socialize some of the cost of securing their private property; their rented homes, their warehouses, their stores. And they reflect this to this day. Individual property crime doesn't mean shit. A criminal can sel…
A common good like security should be socialized because the alternative is multiple independent groups enforcing property rights, and when they start to conflict, you get a civil war won by the person who spent the most on security.
The idea that police are inherently corrupt because they developed from paid security forces ignores that the very process of development is what enshrined the rule of law over power.
Re: Carpenter's AirTags help uncover 'massive' case of stolen tools in Maryland
#50"But AirTags aren't for finding stolen things!", someone asserts every time someone mentions wanting to use AirTags for finding stolen things.
There has to be a shady operator somewhere with no scruples, who sees the market demand for this use-case.