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by crazygringo 1171 days ago
> "Scott Schuster told the local news station KTRK that he’s been visited by close to a dozen irate people over the past few years, telling him that their missing phone had last pinged at his address."

So like... a couple people a year? As far as annoyances go, not exactly a big one.

Still, I'm happy he has this article now. He can just show it to the couple new visitors who arrive each year. Heck, frame it and put it above the doorbell...

Of course, it's also the perfect cover if he ever wanted to turn into an iPhone and AirPods thief... :P

In all seriousness though, I would be concerned if somebody ever did become violent. I'd definitely want the local police to be aware of the situation in advance and be ready to call them.

But also, the solution is maybe as easy as replacing your Wi-Fi router?
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suby 1171 days ago
> So like... a couple people a year? As far as annoyances go, not exactly a big one.

This is a safety issue more than it is an annoyance issue. Someone may get violent if they think they have evidence that you've stolen their phone and are denying it.

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sys_64738 1171 days ago
> So like... a couple people a year? As far as annoyances go, not exactly a big one.

People who are looking for their possessions and think you have them are probably not going to be rational when you tell them to leave. The homeowner will have to call 911 to get them trespassed each time. That's a waste of his time.

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gnicholas 1171 days ago
A guy whose truck was stolen shot and killed the thief, after using an AirTag to locate his truck: https://www.fox7austin.com/news/san-antonio-texas-apple-airt...
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Mike_12345 1171 days ago
> But also, the solution is maybe as easy as replacing your Wi-Fi router?

GPS coordinates have nothing to do with Wi-Fi routers. He could bulldoze his house and people would still show up to that location because the GPS system does not know or care what is at that location.

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datapolitical 1171 days ago
Apple’s location database uses the location of Wi-Fi routers to get proper GPS locations. If someone is spoofing his routers MAC address, then that could fix it.
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