potatopotato

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[–] potatopotato@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

https://www.google.com/search?q=mechanic+found+tracker

I don't think anyone's been keeping stats but it's been a thing ever since GPS was widely available and cheap-ish. It seems to divide up between stalking and scummy car dealerships with a few people under fed surveillance thrown in.

[–] potatopotato@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

https://youtube.com/@LafayetteSystems

His logo leaves very little to the imagination

[–] potatopotato@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Yeah, but they used to be fairly obvious. Mechanics would routinely pull them off of women's cars and people would get arrested. I think it's good they're keeping this in the public eye.

[–] potatopotato@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Use LoRa instead of sim cards so they can't tell who bought it though