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by psophis 2671 days ago
About a month ago I found a similar device on aliexpress that has GPS and SIM card slot:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1m-USB-Charging-Data-Cable-f...?

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And it's only 10 bucks!
> "Sorry, this product is sold out"

I wonder how many things like this are in the wild and nobody's noticed.

Would be even scarier with eSIM, but I suppose it's just a matter of time before we get that.
I bet it's there, someplace, for sometime now.
Wow, do you know it actually works? Seems cool.
Looking at the reviews, it seems that the "GPS" is just a cell tower ID, and the microphone is very quiet.
OK, it's not NSA-level tech, but a $10 hidden mic with location and GSM cellular built into a charging cable, that 95% of us never think twice about is scarey cool.
99.9%