Life360 to Fine Tile Bluetooth Tracker Stalkers as much as $1M, With a Catch

Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 16 February 2023, 11:02 pm

Life360 and Tile are taking on a new approach against thieves and stalkers who use their Bluetooth trackers wrongly, with the intent to use them for criminal activities. This is to penalize these criminals with as much as $1 million when caught and convicted of their wrongful actions, under the new tests which the company is looking into.

It is a hefty fine for those who are caught, and it serves as a warning for other criminals attempting to do this against unknowing victims, thereby discouraging them from doing their crimes.

Life360 Wants to Fine Tile Bluetooth Stalkers $1 Million

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In the recent press release from Life360, Tile is looking at a new Anti-Stalking and Anti-Theft feature for its trackers that would help in catching criminals and making them liable for their actions.

Now, instead of catching them in the act by releasing a beep via the trackers, Life360 claims that it will alert users silently via the app.

Caught criminals and convicted ones who are proven guilty in courts will have to pay a fine of $1 million, should their stalked individuals agree with what Life360 has to offer.

This "Anti-Theft" mode will be made possible through its "Scan and Secure" feature, available for both iPhone and Android users.

Tile's anti-stalking Feature Has a Catch for Users

According to Life360 CEO Chris Hull, "All Tile customers now have the option to make their devices invisible to Scan and Secure, meaning thieves will not be able to misuse our stalking prevention features to locate and disable a Tile device after stealing your valuables."

However, those wanting to join this new Anti-Theft mode will have to provide scans of their government IDs and biometrics, along with other information to verify their identities and proceed with this silent protection.

Bluetooth Trackers and Stalking

The rise of Bluetooth trackers began in the past years when users are given an edge against theft or simply misplacing their devices or keys, which have no electronic features for their smartphones to track. One of the most famous companies to do so is Tile, a startup that mainly focused on delivering small trackers which users may attach to keys and the like.

However, some stalkers and thieves figured out a workaround for these Bluetooth trackers and used them to perform their criminal activities, and it was during the rise of the Apple AirTags.

While most of the actions center on putting AirTags or Tile trackers on unknowing victims, getting caught immediately subjects the criminal to facing the consequences of the law.

For Life360 and Tile, alarming and sending alerts through its beeps is not enough, hence this new measure that will allow people to get stalked, but at the same time catch the criminals behind it.

Tile said that it is currently looking into what it will bring the public, but if this does not work out, it will admit its mistakes and start over again by looking for an anti-theft or stalking feature that would be applicable.