Tile Anti-Theft Mode makes its trackers ‘invisible,’ with a $1 million fine for misuse
by Umar Shakir from The Verge - All Posts on (#68ZST)
Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Tile says a new anti-theft feature, rolling out starting today, makes its Bluetooth trackers invisible to anti-stalking detection like the Scan and Secure feature in the app. By disabling detection abilities, it could be more effective in recovering something very important: like a briefcase containing a million dollars in cash or a gaming carry case that has a PS4 with P.T. preinstalled.
But that also makes it invisible to everyone, so Tile will require users who want to enable the feature to register their photo ID, consent to Tile working with law enforcement without a subpoena, and agree to get slammed by a $1 million fine if convicted for misusing the tracker criminally.
This blog post from Tile explains how it works and outlines a...