Comments by "" (@MsHojat) on "Gadget Shopping? Privacy Aware Tips for the Holidays" video.

  1. How are you supposed to track an object for cheap aside from something like Tile or AirTag though? If someone wants to track an object (ex. a bicycle in case of theft), it seems like these are the only two options without paying for a more bulky battery-consuming device that has it's own GPS and cell data plan. For that matter saying that there's privacy issues to THE USER seems questionable as well. Using these devices aren't inherently a risk to the user's privacy (much), but rather other people who have the phone ping enabled (I think for Apple this is "Find my" functionality, and for Tile having the App installed (assuming that it also gets the permissions it wants). So while functionality of these devices is dependent on other people having their phones pinging out, It's not necessary to do so yourself to use the devices.
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