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If you had to track someone, what tech would you use? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I will be doing solo horseback riding soon and my mom wants me to have something on my person during the rides so she can check on me and my location without me needing to answer a text or phone call. It's purely a safety thing and exclusively for me when I'm riding alone. Outside of riding, the tech will be turned off and stored with my riding stuff.

What would y'all do in this kinda scenario? I value the opinions of the people here in regards to tech more than the search results I was getting when I looked it all up.

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[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not an expert in Apple products, but I am fairly certain those only work if an iPhone is in range so it would also depend on OPs phone or the phones of anyone around.

[–] trevdog@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah I don't know that much about it either, but I thought they were just little gps devices. either way, OP didn't say they wouldn't have a phone, just that they were not trying to text or answer calls.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The tags don't have GPS. They are basically a Bluetooth beacon. If a compatible phone is within range, it notes it's existence and reports back to a central server.

Basically, if you took one out into the middle of nowhere, without a phone nearby it would be completely useless. They are only useful when in a crowded place.