Not illegal if you opt in to it. Everyone just does by default. Like Amazon's sidewalk thing.
Josh Luthman 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 7:11 PM Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yep ..sneaky and probably illegal > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2021, 12:07 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: > >> So free forwarding just automagically happens? They ride some random >> persons data plan? >> I realize it is such a small amount of data but that is a pretty sneaky >> way of getting a free ride. >> >> *From:* Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] >> *Sent:* Monday, November 1, 2021 11:47 AM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Air Tags >> >> >> The phones will pickup the Bluetooth beacon and relay the phone’s gps to >> the tracking service. >> >> Basically a GPS by proxy on behalf of the tracking token. >> >> >> >> It relies on random folks wandering by and the Bluetooth token snagging >> enough “air time” to report home. >> >> >> >> Jim Bouse >> Owner - Brazos WiFi >> 979-999-7000 >> http://www.brazoswifi.com >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via AF >> *Sent:* Monday, November 1, 2021 12:45 PM >> *To:* af@af.afmug.com >> *Cc:* Chuck McCown <ch...@go-mtc.com> >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT Air Tags >> >> >> >> Being lazy and not wanting to do the research. >> >> How do the air tags work. In other words, how do they get connectivity >> to the world. Most of the stuff I have read talks about blue tooth but >> that isnt worth anything over distance. >> >> >> >> I rent out some construction equipment and I am thinking of putting them >> on the equipment. But I need a better understanding. >> >> ------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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