Beeping from engine compartment?!

[AzScorpion]

Time to call William Shatner?

More like.

Sponsored

 

[Highlander]

More like.

I see your Stack, and raise you a Tsoukalos.

Frank

 

[IdahoRanger]

Someone tracking you with an air tag?

 

[Desert Sage]

Speaking of which, air tags are getting attention on the news. Applied to the underside of a car, such tags, which are the size of a quarter, are nearly impossible to find. Recently, the mayor of Reno disclosed a law suit against someone that has been electronically following her. Go here: https://www.kcra.com/article/reno-m...r-finding-tracking-device-on-vehicle/42271760.

 

[AzScorpion]

Speaking of which, air tags are getting attention on the news. Applied to the underside of a car, such tags, which are the size of a quarter, are nearly impossible to find. Recently, the mayor of Reno disclosed a law suit against someone that has been electronically following her. Go here: https://www.kcra.com/article/reno-m...r-finding-tracking-device-on-vehicle/42271760.

I had a thread with this last May.

https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/how-apple-airtags-are-being-used-by-criminals.20010/

 

[MountainGoat]

Speaking of which, air tags are getting attention on the news. Applied to the underside of a car, such tags, which are the size of a quarter, are nearly impossible to find. Recently, the mayor of Reno disclosed a law suit against someone that has been electronically following her. Go here: https://www.kcra.com/article/reno-m...r-finding-tracking-device-on-vehicle/42271760.

There are apps like TrackerDetect, you just set your phone nearby and use the app to scan. Although unless I had a tracker to test it with I can't put too much faith in it actually finding one.

 

[gwhalin]

I think an AirTag would eventually alert my phone no? I think they have an anti-stalker defense where if they detect they are always near the same iPhone they will alert that phone?

 

[RedDakooter05]

Thanks guys, Now I'm gonna be crawling under my truck for a few hours, brb....

 

[AzScorpion]

I think an AirTag would eventually alert my phone no? I think they have an anti-stalker defense where if they detect they are always near the same iPhone they will alert that phone?

They would. IIRC I think at first they didn't recognize others tags but they do now because of all the stalking instances.

 

[Msfitoy]

it sounds like beeping that the washer and dryer make when they are done.... wait the washer is done I better get it before the wife beats/loves me

Our Samsung dryer plays the Korean national anthem when done...

 

[Friday yet?]

You’re not in the witness protection plan are you…. Might want to have your local bomb dog have a sniff or maybe someone has put a tracker on it. I know this doesn’t help but I couldn’t resist. ?

 

[D Fresh]

They would. IIRC I think at first they didn't recognize others tags but they do now because of all the stalking instances.

"All the stalking incidents?"

But have there really been that many?

Or is it just another thing the news has told us to worry about? Like catalytic converter theft or people cloning our keys.

I think most of the air tag "stalking incidents" have been stupid clickbait videos.

 

[AzScorpion]

"All the stalking incidents?"

But have there really been that many?

Or is it just another thing the news has told us to worry about? Like catalytic converter theft or people cloning our keys.

I think most of the air tag "stalking incidents" have been stupid clickbait videos.

Catalytic converter theft is real especially out here. I see people reporting it almost every day on our local online forums. Just a few weeks ago someone caught them trying to steal theirs at Safeway right in the middle of the afternoon. Many have had theirs cut off in the middle of the night right in their driveways. This area is going down hill fast and is only going to get worse now.

As far as the Air Tags go I can comment on the "All" part but I do remember seeing a lot of articles and videos on this before. I'm sure there are many click bait videos just like there are for just about everything on YouTube now.

 

[D Fresh]

Catalytic converter theft is real especially out here. I see people reporting it almost every day on our local online forums. Just a few weeks ago someone caught them trying to steal theirs at Safeway right in the middle of the afternoon. Many have had theirs cut off in the middle of the night right in their driveways. This area is going down hill fast and is only going to get worse now.

As far as the Air Tags go I can comment on the "All" part but I do remember seeing a lot of articles and videos on this before. I'm sure there are many click bait videos just like there are for just about everything on YouTube now.

Yes it's real.

But it's not as big of a deal as the news stories would have you believe. Just another distraction.

And if any of these things are a real concern to a person they should move. Post haste.

 

[AzScorpion]

Yes it's real.

But it's not as big of a deal as the news stories would have you believe. Just another distraction.

And if any of these things are a real concern to a person they should move. Post haste.

True but I wouldn't move over just this one instance. Besides my Ranger is always parked in the garage and I never go into sketchy areas although Safeway is right in town but whatever I'm always carrying.

We're planning on moving for several reasons and I think you've seen my past posts on why.

Sponsored