Tile is adding a new Scan and Secure feature that will scan your surroundings and find planted tracking devices.
to help them scan for malicious smart tags around them. That move kinda solved the potential privacy nightmare brewing in Apple’s kitchen, and now another smart tag manufacturer has followed in Apple’s footsteps.. The feature will scan and find tracking devices secretly planted to track one’s movement.
Scan and Secure is already rolling out for both Android and iOS devices, and should be available to everyone within the next couple of days. The way this new feature works is similar to Apple’s tool, with only one key difference - users would need to perform the scans manually. In AirTags’ case, users are automatically alerted if a foreign tracker has been moving with them for a certain amount of time.
When activated Scan and Secure will perform a total of six scans to spot Tile trackers and other Tile-enabled devices in the vicinity. After about 10 minutes, the results will be presented to the users . If Scan and Secure finds a foreign tracker device somewhere around you, it will show a picture of the tracker along with the number of times it was detected during the scan. There’s an ID that’s tied to the tracker but that information is available only to Tile , and in case there’s potential criminal activity, the aforementioned ID can lead law enforcement officials to the owner of the tracker .
Finally, Tile says users shouldn’t perform these scans in crowded places, as the returning results may include legitimate trackers used by people around to secure their own belongings. There’s also a quick way to disable a planted tracker - either by removing the battery, or by wrapping it in several layers of tin foil to block the signal coming from it.Tile says that the Scan and Secure feature is the"first step towards giving people more control over their safety.
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