> because it completely ruins the ability to use Bluetooth devices to deter theft
I'd rather have the assurance that at-risk groups like women, marginalized people, and notable people are not at risk of having a cheap and easy to use location tracker attached to them. As others have pointed out, these trackers are not meant for, and are ill-suited to use as anti-theft devices. We've had Lojack like devices for years and they'll still work all the same regardless of the reporting standard.
> People don't realize that Life360 is on 1 in 8 phones in the US.
So that's 12% of devices. Another way to look at it is you have a 1 in 8 chance that the device will work and notify you when a potential reporting device approaches it.
> CEO of Tile / Life360 here.
As an Android user who is only now getting to use Bluetooth beacon tech like our iPhone friends have had with airtags for quite some time, I'm in the market for these devices. Your statement here makes me think I should look for devices other than Tile, even if they did participate in the standard.
I'd rather have the assurance that at-risk groups like women, marginalized people, and notable people are not at risk of having a cheap and easy to use location tracker attached to them. As others have pointed out, these trackers are not meant for, and are ill-suited to use as anti-theft devices. We've had Lojack like devices for years and they'll still work all the same regardless of the reporting standard.
> People don't realize that Life360 is on 1 in 8 phones in the US.
So that's 12% of devices. Another way to look at it is you have a 1 in 8 chance that the device will work and notify you when a potential reporting device approaches it.
> CEO of Tile / Life360 here.
As an Android user who is only now getting to use Bluetooth beacon tech like our iPhone friends have had with airtags for quite some time, I'm in the market for these devices. Your statement here makes me think I should look for devices other than Tile, even if they did participate in the standard.