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Tile's security is so bad it's a feature for stalkers

by sambellll on 7/25/2026, 6:18:42 PM

https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/03/05/tiles-security-is-so-bad-its-a-feature-for-stalkers/

Comments

by: alt227

I dont get why this is really an issue when there are devices on Temu you can easily buy that are actually designed for stalking. Why would anybody with a genuine nefarious purpose spend their time hacking a tile when they can just buy a generic Chinese gps transponder?

7/25/2026, 7:56:18 PM


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7/25/2026, 7:53:17 PM


by: zidel

Paper: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arxiv.org&#x2F;abs&#x2F;2510.00350" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arxiv.org&#x2F;abs&#x2F;2510.00350</a>

7/25/2026, 6:49:27 PM


by: kefabean

Does anyone know whether <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mygrid.app&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mygrid.app&#x2F;</a> is trustworthy? Development had been glacial, but looking at their website it seems they finally support degoogled android which is a huge step forwards.

7/25/2026, 6:56:07 PM


by: dreamcompiler

This explains why I&#x27;m seeing commercials for Life360 now for the first time ever: They&#x27;ve developed a new revenue stream by selling everybody&#x27;s location to advertisers.<p>Now deleted from my family&#x27;s phones.

7/25/2026, 6:39:12 PM


by: mawadev

What the hell is Tile?

7/25/2026, 7:55:31 PM


by: kotaKat

&quot;But, but, the Tile TOS says they&#x27;ll fine a stalker a million dollars!&quot;<p>Life360 is such a skeevy bullshit company.

7/25/2026, 7:41:15 PM


by: octoberfranklin

BBP;DR (Broken Bot Protection; Didn&#x27;t Read)<p>Loops forever at<p>blog.adafruit.com Performing security verification This website uses a security service to protect against malicious bots. This page is displayed while the website verifies you are not a bot.

7/25/2026, 6:58:18 PM