Comment by dinkblam
12 hours ago
> These devices should be outright illegal
why should protecting my belongings from thieves be illegal?
> You shouldn't go get back your belongings from a thief anyways.
you can also send the police to the thieves if you know where they are
seriously, there are like 10 stalkers worldwide but 2 billion thieves. most likely any stalking story was made up by thieves because they hate if people get their stuff back...
> seriously, there are like 10 stalkers worldwide
In the UK 1 in 7 has been stalked. Usually the victims are women or young people. The second link says that in the western world 2-15% of the population have been stalked.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeand...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10515444/
>why should protecting my belongings from thieves be illegal?
Making tracking devices illegal does not make it illegal to protect your belongings from thieves.
>there are like 10 stalkers worldwide
Given how many women I know who had issues with stalkers, all ten must live near me.
> why should protecting my belongings from thieves be illegal?
A concealed tracker doesn’t protect you at all. It only aids in recovery.
> you can also send the police to the thieves if you know where they are
No, you can’t. The police do not recover stolen property based on an AirTag ping. They won’t lift a finger.