Tiktokker warns women after tracking device was placed into her bag at nightclub…
…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 |
its not advanced tech really at all, i have tiles on my keys and stuff, i can see the location of them at any time on my phone. Apple have just brought out their version which is accurate to cm's
If people were to misuse them like that video above, i can certainly see them being a real problem You can use a bluetooth scanner to determine if there is anything in your belongings that shouldnt be there |
That's pretty creepy
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is it not possible it ended up there by accident?
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…wouldn’t it work the other way and the owner of it would be trackable by the police as well…?…
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Get a Hammer and Smash it into bits |
just select bluetooth on your phone and let it scan for a couple of mins. Those type of devices wake up for about 10 secs every minute or 2, so if one were planted on you it would appear for a brief time. Obviously, you cant do that in a pub or something when there are loads of people with bluetooth devices around, you need to do it on your own
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so as a stalking device its no use |
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That’s an interesting point which needs some clarification. We were thinking of getting one a while back to put on our dawg’s collar but they seemed too cheap on eBay and didn’t bother Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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If it was a GPS tracker however, that would obviously be far more concerning, as they could track you... well... pretty much anywhere. |
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it seems she could not wait to run to social media and "warn" people before really establishing too many actual facts?
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I do think it's right that people ask these questions now and protect themselves from people with ill intentions |
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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? |
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Yeah I think the ones on eBay to track your kids or dawgs are GPS ones Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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It’s one of those odd instances really as it may serve as a useful warning but then again it could actually give the idea to some of the weirder types Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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Guess you can fit one in your car as well ?! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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