bdickens
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I think it is stupid. If you can't keep track of it, you have no business owning a gun in the first place.
Attaching it to the gun would be be the biggest issue. Someone should make an air tag adapter for a pic rail, probably easy peasy for anyone with a 3d printer.Why not just use an AirTag? And you don’t have to tell your software that it’s tracking a “gun.”
Don't worry, New Jersey already knows where your guns are.I mean if you cant keep track of you firearm,you shouls not own/carry one.
Brave man!I don't care how strong the encryption might be, the only "App" I use is somewhere between my ears.
When human nature degrades to the point of not being able to keep track of the EDC - it happens! - harsh language is a suitable alternative. The older one gets, the harsher the language we have at our disposal.I sympathize a little with "if you don't know where your gun is, you shouldn't have one," but I also know human nature.
Okay, thanks. I see now it's some kind of proximity sensor. It transmits as long as the battery stays good, and it's received on the phone. Probably by Bluetooth.OK, from someone who did IT security for many years, there is good and bad here.
At it's core, the device looks to be using some kind of short-range radio to announce itself to your phone. Probably some form of Bluetooth low-energy. Which means that there is no reason for a cloud connection or any internet connection between your phone or the device. So it sounds like he made a good start. To be clear, you can't track it if it goes away. Your phone just yells if it leaves a certain numbe of feet from your gun, (To avoid leaving it in the bathroom, or pick-holsters)
However, the sheer fact that you have to create an account is a warning sign that they want to use something on your phone at some point. And the account is required. The device is not a GPS, but your phone is.
Most worrying is the Privacy Notice:
PRIVACY AND COOKIE NOTICE
GUNNY Company collects and processes the personal data of the visitors of the Website and users of the Application.
That's it. "process" can refer to selling, sharing, giving away, and really anything they want. It is an open privacy policy that really doesn't limit them.
Most privacy notices are multiple pages long and they try to hide their sharing of data under 10 feet of BS.
Fixed that for you.Sounds like an FBI/ATF sting operation.