[Ammi]

…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 …’…

Youtube video

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

[bitontheslide]

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

[Niamh.]

That's pretty creepy

[LeatherTrumpet]

is it not possible it ended up there by accident?

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

is it not possible it ended up there by accident?

unlikely, they cant just jump into someone elses bag

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

unlikely, they cant just jump into someone elses bag

I've never come home with anything that wasn't mine in my bag after a night out anyway

[Ammi]

…wouldn’t it work the other way and the owner of it would be trackable by the police as well…?…

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

That's pretty creepy

Get a Hammer
and Smash it into bits

[bitontheslide]

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

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

unlikely, they cant just jump into someone elses bag

it could easily fall in if the bag was open

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

it could easily fall in if the bag was open

people don't tend to leave their bags open in a pub/night club setting, then someone would have to have one of those devices, not attached to keys or whatever in their hand and somehow drop it in an unattended bag ... and also not tell the person that they accidentally dropped it in. No, i suggest the chances of one accidentally appearing in someone elses bag are tiny

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

people don't tend to leave their bags open in a pub/night club setting, then someone would have to have one of those devices, not attached to keys or whatever in their hand and somehow drop it in an unattended bag ... and also not tell the person that they accidentally dropped it in. No, i suggest the chances of one accidentally appearing in someone elses bag are tiny

but as it states in the article once its out of bluetooth reach of the host phone it stops working, just like your smartwatch?

so as a stalking device its no use

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

but as it states in the article once its out of bluetooth reach of the host phone it stops working, just like your smartwatch?

so as a stalking device its no use

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


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[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

but as it states in the article once its out of bluetooth reach of the host phone it stops working, just like your smartwatch?

so as a stalking device its no use

An odd one really - bluetooth range isn't huge so someone putting a bluetooth tracker on you isn't all that concerning, you could literally track someone from further away using your eyeballs.

If it was a GPS tracker however, that would obviously be far more concerning, as they could track you... well... pretty much anywhere.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Zizu

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

That will have been a GPS tracker probably, the issue is that you need to charge them every so often and most people just forget eventually . They are relatively cheap. Only much use for larger dogs though as they're still usually not all that small, a bit on the large side for a little terrier to be lugging around on its collar.

[LeatherTrumpet]

it seems she could not wait to run to social media and "warn" people before really establishing too many actual facts?

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

it seems she could not wait to run to social media and "warn" people before really establishing too many actual facts?

To be fair I don't see how it could have accidentally gotten there so it MAY have been put there by someone with bad intentions, who luckily didn't realise it would quickly go out of range.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

it seems she could not wait to run to social media and "warn" people before really establishing too many actual facts?

What's the actual harm of warning people though?

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

An odd one really - bluetooth range isn't huge so someone putting a bluetooth tracker on you isn't all that concerning, you could literally track someone from further away using your eyeballs.

If it was a GPS tracker however, that would obviously be far more concerning, as they could track you... well... pretty much anywhere.

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

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

What's the actual harm of warning people though?

This really. Imagine getting mad at the woman for sharing it.

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

This really. Imagine getting mad at the woman for sharing it.

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

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

What's the actual harm of warning people though?

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?

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

An odd one really - bluetooth range isn't huge so someone putting a bluetooth tracker on you isn't all that concerning, you could literally track someone from further away using your eyeballs.

If it was a GPS tracker however, that would obviously be far more concerning, as they could track you... well... pretty much anywhere.

Yeah I think the ones on eBay to track your kids or dawgs are GPS ones


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[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

What's the actual harm of warning people though?

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


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[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

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

Guess you can fit one in your car as well ?!


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