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Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability

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Re: Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability

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Post by rdtsc »

ErneX wrote: post #596
littlecranky67 wrote: post #523

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Simlar (sad) story in Spain, very recent. Airtags and Find My are known by police by now. When my friends bag was stolen, he located it on the police station via Find My. It was located in a residential multi-story house nearby, which was known by the police. The place is known to house several members of organized petty crime. Police told him they cannot do anything as they can't enter the house without a warrant an…

Yup, that’s how it is sadly, happens every day in Barcelona. Once it’s inside a building they can’t do anything.

The criminals know this as well, of course.

Re: Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability

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Post by tybstar »

dmitrygr wrote: post #460
QuantumNomad_ wrote: post #454

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Sounds like a great way to get charged with making false statements to the police or something along those lines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Making_false_statements

Not at all. I had intent to do so, which is what I said, then thought about it, realized it was dangerous, and didn't.

Legal genius.

Re: Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability

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Post by 3guk »

avree wrote: post #533
tshaddox wrote: post #288

It sounds like the external dimensions are going to be exactly the same or nearly so. I'm hoping the battery compartment is also identical so that third-party mounting and extended battery packs continue to work. I recently picked up a few of these extended battery packs and it would be nice to eventually upgrade the AirTag if the extended range turns out to be meaningful. They're pretty neat, you remove the battery…

Are there any wallet-shaped Airtags yet? That's the one thing keeping me from ditching my Tiles.

Yep - I've got the UGREEN FineTrack Slim G Wallet Tracker Card in my wallet and it's perfect.

Love the fact that it's rechargeable - although a little bit annoying that it's with a USB to proprietary connector.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Ultra-Slim-Rechargeable-Comp...

Re: Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability

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Post by rdtsc »

Fokamul wrote: post #541
secalex wrote: post #475

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My friend/colleague had her phone stolen while she was napping in the hospital room of her terminally ill husband. Fortunately it had MDM. Called Palo Alto PD, I sat with them and tracked it from the hotel and it was already in San Jose. They worked with SJPD live and walked them into the guy who happened to be in a parking garage peering into cars. Caught him with a backpack full of stolen phones. The stereotype of…

Oh yeah, justice in the free and best country in the world. Prisons are hell on earth, so after his release, he will murder first person on sight and he will be back in no time. So smart.

> Prisons are hell on earth, so after his release, he will murder first person on sight and he will be back in no time

> So smart

What should have been done instead?

Re: Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability

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Post by deanc »

hosteur wrote: post #552
michael1999 wrote: post #435

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I have the ugreen card, and it works fine. https://www.ugreen.com/en-ca/products/ca-45298

Anyone stealing a wallet would immediately look through the contents and discard such card, no?

I mean it's there front-and-center and mentioned multiple times in all materials related to airtags. These are not anti-theft, or stalking devices as they alert the thief. They are tracking devices for misplacing items (e.g. a wallet).

I own 8 AirTags, and have them on all my sets of keys and in all my bags. I've managed to avoid loss about 5 times in the 3 years of using them. It also gives me piece of mind when landing on a plane that my luggage is where its meant to be.

If you want to stop your wallet being stolen, I'm afraid your options are very limited.

Re: Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability

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Post by eknkc »

boromisp wrote: post #515
mock-possum wrote: post #487

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Hard disagree. I am not and would not use an AirTag for stalking, and yet I am being punished for others doing it. It’s not fair to me.

I'm sorry, but that's silly. The argument is the other way around: would you like to be stalked by an airtag?

You can be stalked by 100 different devices on the market though. Not like this is the only possible way to track someone.

This is like nerfing knifes because they can kill people.

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Post by TeapotNotKettle »

crimsoneer wrote: post #585
elzbardico wrote: post #553

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UK police is more interested in combating wrong thought

Oh for gods sake, can we stop this nonsense mad twitter trope spreading through HN. Having been a cop in the UK, we will happily got nick a robber if they're on the move and tell us where they are, and we don't arrest people for "wrong thought" on twitter unless that happens to be repeatedly messaging your ex and telling her about how you're going to do murder them. yes, some of my stupid colleagues will once in a bl…

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Re: Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability

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Post by rdtsc »

sitzkrieg wrote: post #574
matwood wrote: post #522

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I grew up in a small city in the US and was taught early on to never leave any property in view in your car. The US also has a worse issue than other parts of the world because people often leaves guns in their cars.

did you feel really smart putting that totally made up "because people often leaves guns in their cars" in there?

> did you feel really smart putting that totally made up "because people often leaves guns in their cars" in there?

I can’t tell if you think people obviously do leave guns in their car, and GP should know better than add the phrase in, or, that nobody does, and GP should know better.

I can tell you have seen people do both in different parts of the country.

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Post by theshrike79 »

_ph_ wrote: post #146

I have an older AirTag, which cannot be seen by my iPhone any more but gives a slight beep whenever it gets shaken. Anyone ever heard of the behavior?

Mine started doing this and the reason was an Android phone I had laying around with an app that scanned for airtags.

Basically it thought it was being used for stalking (close to an unknown device) and started beeping. Turning off the android phone stopped that.

Re: Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability

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Post by toyg »

ErneX wrote: post #596
littlecranky67 wrote: post #523

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Simlar (sad) story in Spain, very recent. Airtags and Find My are known by police by now. When my friends bag was stolen, he located it on the police station via Find My. It was located in a residential multi-story house nearby, which was known by the police. The place is known to house several members of organized petty crime. Police told him they cannot do anything as they can't enter the house without a warrant an…

Yup, that’s how it is sadly, happens every day in Barcelona. Once it’s inside a building they can’t do anything.

As opposed to the UK police, who can't do anything once it's... anywhere.
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