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Originally Posted by bitontheslide
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
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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.