TrackR is accessible and replaceable-battery On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 9:44 AM <[email protected]> wrote:
> I heard of an item tracking device quite a while ago that let you replace > the battery yourself. I can't remember the brand, but I think it was > Motorola or LG or something. > > > Thanks, > Ari > > On Feb 3, 2017, at 8:45 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’m a bit late to this discussion, but while this sounds pretty cool at > first, it’s in my opinion also a money grab and privacy collector. After I > read about the Tile I realized that it’s basically yet another subscription > since the battery in these things is supposed to last about a year after > which you have to buy a new Tile since the battery can’t be recharged or > replaced. Yes, they say they sell you consequent Tiles at a discount, but > if you have a few of them it still works out to another $4 or $6 or even > more a months. I think many people nowadays don’t realize how much we pay > each months for renewing the things we need and want. Start with the big > things we all need like rent/mortgage payments, then food, utilities and > your monthly phone/internet bill which are now considered essential > services. Then there is your TV even if all you have is a Netflix > subscription, then most of us have some sort of music subscription like > Apple Music or Spotify, then many of us nowadays have some sort of software > which requires an annual software maintenance agreement or we may subscribe > to various software on a monthly or annual bases like Office 365, KNFB > Reader etc. Then there are the small things like maybe a bit of extra > iCloud Storage, optional devices like maybe a Ring Video Doorbell and on > and on. > > Secondly it appears that when you install the Tiles app and start using > it, you give the company permission to collect data about the movement of > your Tile which, if you put one on your phone or keys means your movement > and to use said data any which way they like including to share or sell it > to third parties. I guess you could argue that your phone already collects > this data except when you have an iPhone you can turn this or some of this > off, you could choose to turn off your phone completely if you don’t want > to be tracked and, at least in the case of Apple, I trust them the most > that they aren’t sharing this information with everybody who may want it. > Apple unlike Google does not make its money from gathering information > about you which they can then use to target you with ads, they make their > money with devices and services and given their stand on this in the past > are probably one of the companies who cares about privacy the most. > > > > Best regards, > > Sieghard > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Andrew J. LaPointe > *Sent:* Friday, February 3, 2017 4:27 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Tiles and tile app? Not! > > > > *Hi, yes, lets see how this pans out. The Tile is a good idea though > as long as you don’t loose it. It does not take much to loose something > like this. Andy and Shubert* > > > > *From:* Mike Ulrich <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2017 5:21 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* RE: Tiles and tile app? Not! > > > > I had a long talk with a Malware Bytes support person on the phone > yesterday. > > She told me that I would need a sighted person to help set up everything. > I told her I didn’t have that luxury. > > I was very nice and gave her a long list of reasons Malware Bytes should > consider making this what seems great product, accessible. I would think it > so very simple to make both the app and website accessible. She gave me all > the answers we’ve heard before when it comes to advocating for better > accessibility on websites and apps. > > > > She said she understood the blind community’s complaints against non > accessibility, and that the company has had many complaints in the past. > She then said there should probably be an upcoming update to make the app > more accessible for blind users. > > > > So let’s see what happens. I did tell her that I’ll keep the app and the > one tile I did purchase from Amazon; and hope for this update to come out > soon. > > So I’ll give it a couple of months, and if it’s all hogwash, anyone wanna > buy a single stick on tile on the cheap? > > I believe 9 out of 10 sightlings prefer it! LOL! > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Andrew J. LaPointe > *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2017 5:01 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Tiles and tile app? Not! > > > > *` Hi, I got a tile for Christmas from my son. My son mentioned about > the Tile sometime in November and I downloaded the App to my I Phone. > Well, Accessibility was in the toilet. I have the Tile installed but, my > son had to install it. It works great but, with sighted help. Andy and > Shubert* > > > > *From:* Mike Ulrich <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Thursday, February 02, 2017 3:57 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Tiles and tile app? 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