tobiwon

A very maddening story about the brainless use of Find My. The way it works is based on communication with nearby devices that are able to detect the signal. Thus the accuracy is limited by how recently it has been pinged and how well the GPS data was recorded with architectural and other interference not being accounted for. The article's title seems to indicate that this is a "misfire" of Find My, but the above two sources of error can combine to produce inaccurate results, and Apple has been very clear about this. I fault the dumbass cops for not being up to speed on this limitation, and then acting with excessive force and no remorse against this poor lady. Their attitude of "not our fault" is arrogant, and lacks any compassion for their victim..."To Protect and To Serve" seems to have been left on the curb.

One of the reasons Google does it for free is that they collect non-anonymous data on you and your purchasing patterns and sell it to make money. I don’t believe that Apple does this since Apple wallet transactions are anonymized.