Comment on Redditor advises people in DC hide Air Tags in their clothes to help family identify them if they go missing.

ThePantser@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Luci@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Shove it right up in there or it ain’t private

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• _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m curious if a BLE tracker could work from inside a body.

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  • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Depends on how far in the body. Bluetooth works off of 2.4Ghz spectrum so water will limit its transmission ability.

    Surface is probably fine but inside a prison pocket will probably be troublesome.

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  • socsa@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Very likely with some reduced range. You can test by clamping a BT device in your armpit. It would be pretty risky to swallow an air tag though.

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    • _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You mean you wouldn’t want a lithium ion battery floating in acid inside you? Where’s your sense of scientific exploration?

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      • socsa@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I'm honestly more worried about choking. Anything larger than about 2cm is getting into high risk territory.

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  • ThePantser@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Only one way to find out.

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    • cadekat@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If lovense/wevibe toys are any indication, no, a Bluetooth tracker inside you definitely wouldn’t work.

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