Solution relies in part on cryptography practice of secret sharing to maximize privacy.

Researchers come up with better idea to prevent AirTag stalking::Solution relies in part on cryptography practice of secret sharing to maximize privacy.

  • lemming741@lemmy.worldEnglish
    182·
    6 months ago

    Tile had trackers in 2013, 8 years before air tags. They might be better, but apple didn’t invent the tech.

    • MuhammadJesusGaySex@lemmy.worldEnglish
      151·
      6 months ago

      I had tile many years ago. Back then and this may have changed all you could do was make the tile thing beep. Which isn’t very helpful if some child stuffed your keys into the sofa or you left you wallet in the car. Air tags actually lead you directly to your stuff. They don’t just beep. They say your thing is 15’ that way. As you get closer the feet count down. That proximity thing is all I use.

    • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      As far as I know, Tile is Bluetooth based and thus just general area. An AirTag your iPhone can point you in the exact direction and tell you how far you are, down to the foot. That’s an amazing feature especially for when stuff gets lost around the house. Also, they have replaceable batteries, an extreme rarity among Apple products.