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Comment by rhizome | Hacker News Reader

Print your contact info on the key with a warning not to actually use the device.

Because what you really want is to tie your lost house-key to your address so that anyone who finds it can let themselves in and leave it on the mantelpiece for you.

Much better to leave them anonymous and just get a new one cut for a few dollars (as opposed to needing to replace all the locks if your address is identifiable from they key and it doesn't get returned).

Email address/phone number, not house address.

But I personally love my bluetooth tracker...and they finally made one that takes replaceable coin cells!

People can get your address from an email or phone number with ease. Be safe out there!

Separate email address with a forwarding rule!

> I personally love my bluetooth tracker

linky link ?

https://www.thetileapp.com/en-gb/

Kind of defeats the purpose.

Not if the purpose is to thwart thieves who are going to ignore the warning.

That's to assume that a thief is somehow more likely to plug the USB in than a non-thief, which I'm not particularly convinced about

I would posit that a person who plugs the USB key in leans more towards thief than "person who just wants to get the keys back to you." I'd further bet that there have been a not-insignificant number of CFAA prosecutions for actions of curiosity. (Not to say that plugging in a found USB key constitutes a CFAA violation)

A thief, someone who already has the mindset of "ignoring the rules", is more likely to see "Do not plug in" as yet another rule to ignore.

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