Tile's security is so bad it's a feature for stalkers

alt227•24 minutes ago

I dont get why this is really an issue when there are devices on Temu you can easily buy that are actually designed for stalking. Why would anybody with a genuine nefarious purpose spend their time hacking a tile when they can just buy a generic Chinese gps transponder?

Karliss•1 minute ago

Generic GPS transponder (containing GPS receiver + some kind of data connection) will have limited battery life.

Systems like Tile, AirTag can last much longer with smaller battery and overall dimensions by offloading GPS and long data transmission to other devices. Even better if you don't have to plant the tracker onto victim, because victim bought it and is intentionally caring with themselves.

braiamp•4 minutes ago

Because it serves a nefarious purpose: to smear the company that makes these devices. I would not be surprised if this is part of some kind of campaign designed to restrict or damage someone.

zidel•about 2 hours ago

Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00350

kefabean•about 1 hour ago

Does anyone know whether https://mygrid.app/ is trustworthy? Development had been glacial, but looking at their website it seems they finally support degoogled android which is a huge step forwards.

dreamcompiler•about 2 hours ago

This explains why I'm seeing commercials for Life360 now for the first time ever: They've developed a new revenue stream by selling everybody's location to advertisers.

Now deleted from my family's phones.

PLenz•about 1 hour ago

That was always the revenue stream, the devices were just a way to get you to give it to them. It's been a minute since I was current on who gets what in the HMD world but I think that data ultimately flows to Placer.ai

alt227•26 minutes ago

Whats the connection between an advertiser knowing your location, and ads from Life360?

mawadev•24 minutes ago

What the hell is Tile?

internet2000•1 minute ago

AirTag alternative

evanjrowley•9 minutes ago

cross-platform forerunner of the Apple AirTag

alt227•22 minutes ago

Thats what google is for.

kotaKat•39 minutes ago

"But, but, the Tile TOS says they'll fine a stalker a million dollars!"

Life360 is such a skeevy bullshit company.

octoberfranklin•about 1 hour ago

BBP;DR (Broken Bot Protection; Didn't Read)

Loops forever at

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stackghost•about 1 hour ago

Passing the security verification succeeded for me (firefox on a mac, with ublock origin).

Tile's security is so bad it's a feature for stalkers

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