[HN Gopher] Stalking victims sue Tile and Amazon for negligence ...
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       Stalking victims sue Tile and Amazon for negligence over tracking
       tech
        
       Author : rntn
       Score  : 26 points
       Date   : 2023-08-17 18:16 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.theregister.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.theregister.com)
        
       | ncr100 wrote:
       | This tracking tech seems like genuine 'badware'. Very easy to
       | cause harm, and government regulation may be needed to block the
       | harm.
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       | Which could lead to stricter privacy laws.
        
       | kotaKat wrote:
       | I think the bigger one that needs more callout is Life360 as a
       | whole. It's literally paid spyware for family tracking. Ever
       | since Tile got bought out by them I've veered way too far away
       | from that can of worms.
        
       | veave wrote:
       | It's also Victorinox's and Walmart's fault you got knifed.
        
         | sbate1987 wrote:
         | [dead]
        
       | helen___keller wrote:
       | Good on them although I feel like including Amazon in the suit is
       | a standard money-hungry lawyer play. Amazon just vends network
       | connectivity via a mesh net, but obviously happens to have deep
       | pockets so they're an attractive target.
        
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