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My point was that device that it was tracked to be near was probably inside. As such it appeared to be inside house.

Which was entirely preventable by not having any device leaking personal location information inside your premises.

"How far does Bluetooth usually reach? Commercial electronics, including most smartphones, headphones, earbuds, and portable speakers, fall into class 2, which gives them a range of about 33 feet"

Have fun with your moat.

Until someone else’s pod is on the sidewalk and the cops think it’s in your house and swat you.

The problem is the police. Any conversation otherwise just simps for a police / military state that will, eventually, get you, too.

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