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Arthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following story:
The New South Wales Crime Commission commenced Project Hakea to investigate the use of tracking and other surveillance devices as an enabler of serious and organized crime in the southeastern Australian state.
The study looked at 5,163 trackers, purchased by 3,147 customers in 4,176 transactions. Using an extensive data matching process, it was discovered that 37% of customers were known to NSW police for criminal behavior. Moreover, 25% of customers had a recorded history of domestic and family violence, 15% were known for involvement in serious and organized crime activity, and 6% had a different criminal background.
It was also found that 126 customers were Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) defendants at the time they purchased a tracking device. An AVO is a court order issued to protect an individual who has a reasonable fear of violence or harassment from a specified person. Some customers bought the trackers days after the AVO was enforced.
The findings state that tracking and other surveillance devices are increasingly used to facilitate organized crime, including murder, kidnapping, and drug trafficking.
[...] The study recommends a change in the law to restrict the sale of tracking devices.
In May, Apple and Google announced that their previously confirmed industry specification for Bluetooth tracking devices was being rolled out to iOS and Android platforms, which should help prevent stalking by alerting users of suspicious Bluetooth trackers.
(Score: 2) by RedGreen on Tuesday July 02 2024, @09:57PM (1 child)
"which should help prevent stalking by alerting users of suspicious Bluetooth trackers."
You allow that garbage to function on your devices, it is the first thing I disable and the wifi if not needed. I am not into any drive by hacking of mine by using that trash. This not only saves the problems with these devices but also the power lost to a "feature" I have no need of. Bad enough you can be tracked by the cell towers let alone the individual routers giving them a more accurate fix on the location.
Those people are not attacking Tesla dealerships. They are tourists showing love. I learned that on Jan. 6, 2021.
(Score: 1) by shrewdsheep on Wednesday July 03 2024, @06:39AM
The problem is, you can be tracked by others who have Bluetooth enabled and come close enough to you. See the stalking stories we had here on SN. Sure enough, I disable Bluetooth/WLAN whenever I do not need it.