Accompanied by new and robust terms of service, Anti-Theft Mode renders your Bluetooth tracker invisible to stalkers.
Bluetooth tracker company Tile is launching a new security measure that will, it promises, render its devices effectively invisible to stalkers, thieves, and any other bad actors.
Called Anti-Theft Mode (opens in new tab), it works by making the company’s trackers “undetectable by Scan and Secure”, a feature on Tile’s own app that allows iOS and Android users to “detect nearby Tiles”. With this new mode, the only person who knows where their device is at all times is the Tile owner.
Scan and Secure was originally supposed to help people find lost or misplaced items. But then people began misusing other Bluetooth trackers, like Apple AirTags, to stalk people. So Tile created the feature in response to the misuse as well as a recent uptick in robbery rates. The idea behind the latter is you’ll be able to more easily “recover stolen valuables by making it harder for thieves to know an item is being tracked”, according to the announcement.
Rollout of Anti-Theft Mode begins today and will be available to all users within the coming weeks.
