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by etrautmann 1201 days ago
That’s an unhelpfully overly-reductive position. Nobody is hacking garage doors with a 555.

In the same vein - AirTags are considerably easier to covertly place on someone else than other asset tracking systems. Yes you can accomplish something similar with either but the likelihood of it being used for unintended purposes increases with the convenience and ease of doing so.

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> Nobody is hacking garage doors with a 555.

I'd honestly be surprised if no one has made a device to open garage doors with a 555 timer in it somewhere.