HACKER Q&A
📣 egberts1

Quicker tracker of AirTag, et al.


I wish to monitor for any unidentified RFs commonly found in such RF GPS trackers.

My wife works in a field with lots of people whose executive functions are not fully developed.

I do not want to wait up to 4 hours for her iPhone to notify her that there is an errant AirTag following her as she commutes home quickly from work.

Surely, this is something that has already been done: using Software-Defined Radio/GPS USB adapter and a Raspberry Pi jacked into a car battery.

Is this already done yet? I am seeking fastest method getting there, otherwise I would be plowing ahead myself.

Red LED - car moving - presence of following unidentified tracker

Yellow - car not moving - presence of unidentified tracker

Green - moving car - no unidentified tracker following

button - press to accept each unidentified

button - hold to reset learned RF

  👤 metadat Accepted Answer ✓
This sounds pretty paranoid. If this is truly a realistic threat, you might consider a restraining order or finding a less hostile work environment.

Knowing there's an AirTag nearby won't prevent a determined individual from smashing your skull in. At all.

Also, people with poorly functioning brains probably aren't the ones using AirTags to stalk or threaten others.

What an odd proposed solution and submission overall. What the heck is she supposed to do if it flashes red? Yikes.