Well, it's a good thing that the current Tile CEO is on HN to rebut the accusations hmm? Maybe he will "unleash millions of dollars worth of lawyers".

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=crhulls

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34838235

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40350571

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30304917

You really can't make this shit up, what an incredible pattern of behavior lol.

Can Apple even respond to LE requests?

Seems like a pretty solid reason to prefer AirTags over Tiles.

Yes. In fact, when you set up an AirTag, you get a giant warning that even says "Apple cooperates with law enforcement" reminding you that the tag is linked to your Apple ID.

> Apple cannot view the location of any AirTag or supported third-party products.

> With a serial number, Apple may be able to provide the paired account details in response to a subpoena or greater legal process. AirTag pairing history is available for a period up to 25 days.

So yes, Apple will assist LE requests, but they can only link a discovered airtag to an Apple ID, not location data as with Tile.

https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/law-enforcement-guidelin...

I mean it seems fairly self-evident to me the only reason to go with Tile instead of airtags is that apple refuses to support airtags on android.

I've got a Tile on my dog, because I'll be fucked to go buy a whole-ass new phone (of a brand I don't even like) just in case my dog runs off. Other than that airtags seem clearly superior along basically all metrics.