Posted on 04/05/2023 12:43:14 PM PDT by lowbridge
A homeowner in Richmond said almost a dozen people keep knocking on his door at all hours of the day and night, claiming he stole their lost items because of what he said is a mistake on the "Find My iPhone" app.
Scott Schuster, who has lived in his home since 2018, said this has been going on every few months over the last few years. He sent ABC13 doorbell footage of the incidents.
"I lost my cell phone, and I clicked Find My iPhone, and it says it was at this address," one person is heard saying.
Most of the people who show up are visibly upset or frustrated. One person caught on his doorbell camera even threatened to call the police.
"Well, the cops are on the way, so you may want to talk to me before they come here," another resident said.
Schuster is not sure why the 'Find My iPhone' App is pinging his address either. He is a software engineer with his own theories, but he has no way of knowing for sure. He is adamant that this is a huge mistake and worries it could turn dangerous. He said he is just upset about the people showing up at his door because he has two young children, 7 and 9 years old, and worries for their safety.
"There are plenty of irrational people if they are angry, drunk, had a rough night and lost their phone and thought it was stolen," Schuster said. "That's my biggest concern. Someone coming to the house potentially with a weapon."
Schuster shared proof of him reaching out to Apple Support many times, as early as 2022. He called them, messaged them, and filed a formal report which is listed as closed.
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We had that happen to us. Apparently there were Pokémon all over our property. Called the cops on a suspicious group of kids trespassing up near our garage. Several other neighbors said they were cruising by and getting in and out of their car. We thought maybe they were casing places.
Cops finally caught up with them. They were playing Pokémon Go. The cops told them about trespassing and being respectful of property. The kids were very apologetic.
There was also a family who sued an internet mapping company because the company managed to place over 600 million IP addresses at their family home in Kansas. Law Enforcement agencies showing up at all hours of the day for year.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/09/maxmind-mapping-lawsuit-kansas-farm-ip-address
Would direct people to our steel fabrication plant, instead of the local drive in.
Just funny.
This guy's situation is scary.
Sounds like a klepto to me.
I’d print that out and post it right next to my “Trespassers Will Be Experimented on” sign
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He definitely needs to sue Apple. This could spark violence.
Similar happened on our property. Some even kicked in the doors on our outbuildings to catch the Poke inside.
“Cops finally caught up with them. They were playing Pokémon Go. The cops told them about trespassing and being respectful of property. The kids were very apologetic.”
Because the whole legal concept of “Private Property” is not taught anymore. And it is actually now denied as a viable legal concept, the new concept is “everything is public property in common”.
Socialist/Communist ideology being perpetuated with intent to change perception.
I have some friends who had their Condo door destroyed by the local fire department while they were at work because Life Alert got an alert from one of their users for whom they apparently had the wrong address. Not even in the same town.
Don’t forget about them walking off of cliffs too...
Yep...
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