Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 11056208)

these devices use bluetooth to connect to a phone but their effective range is limitless when identifying where they are. The latest apple ones for example, use other peoples phones to track the device, the gps of that phone gives an accurate location, then they use near field comms to place it down to the cm.


I do think it's right that people ask these questions now and protect themselves from people with ill intentions

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11056227)

I think it creates unnecessary fear - I dont think you should be making dire warnings online with very little factual evidence.

a quick google would have told her that the range on these is 50-100 feet

if she had added that to her post then do you think this would have "gone viral" or would she have been ridiculed?

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 11056255)

Hmmm I have read about this but I thought the latest was that it's ethically (and legally) dubious and there's a question mark over them actually being allowed to do it? I wasn't aware they were already doing it, rather that it was a developed tech/planned implementation but is facing roadblocks. The legal part is to do with phone carrier T&C's and what data can and can't legally be transmitted/not having authorisation to use connections in "covert" ways.

Maybe I've misunderstood and they are already doing it but are under pressure to stop.

Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 11056219)

LT can no longer track his ex wife this way so he is a bit pissed off

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 11056668)

I once came home with a gin and tonic in my handbag that wasn't mine. I mean the gin and the tonic has soaked into everything and everything stunk, but I had the glass and the slice of lemon.

Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 11056144)

…this story has been on my newsfeed for a few days so I thought that I’d post it…it’s an extremely scary thing….an ‘advanced technology way of stalking …’…




A woman on TikTok has gone viral after sharing that someone planted a tracking device on her while she was out partying with friends.

Sheridan Ellis, a TikToker from Texas, posted a video explaining a scary experience she had while out for a birthday get-together in a restaurant, and how it could have turned sinister.

“Quick story time/PSA, for what it’s worth category,” she says to the camera. “This weekend, on Saturday, I went to dinner with a group of friends for this girl’s birthday. If you don’t know me, I don’t normally carry a purse but I did because we had decorations and stuff.”

She goes on to explain what happened to her later on the evening, “At the end of the night, I was cleaning my purse out and find this tile, basically a tracker people put on their keys.”

The device is designed for locating your keys via an app on your smartphone.


…full article…


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b1860972.html

Originally Posted by GoldHeart (Post 11056749)

Definitely wasn't an accident, sounds like they tried to stalk her .