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World’s smallest GPS tracker w/ no monthly fee (pre-launch)

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Ben Wild
@benwild10 · CEO, Iotera
@KristoferTM Thanks Kris for your support! We have spent quite a bit of time thinking about security and privacy. All of our data gets encrypted with AES-128 encryption from the Iota to the Home Base. The Home Base relays the encrypted information to the AWS servers. On our cloud server, we use industry best practices for security. We also use an internal A… See more
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Ben Wild
@benwild10 · CEO, Iotera
The Iota Kickstarter campaign is aiming to build the first crowd-sourced internet of things (IoT) wireless network. Outdoor applications include pet,child,elderly and vehicle tracking while indoor applications include home security sensors, mailbox sensors and much more. Crowd-sourcing the network has many advantages over traditional cellular models. The mai… See more
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
@benwild10 Tile got a lot of buzz before its launch. How does this compare?
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Ben Wild
@benwild10 · CEO, Iotera
@rrhoover Great question. Tile works using bluetooth technology which has a 100 foot range. That means that to get real time positioning you would need 10s of thousands of Tile Apps running at the same time to cover a city the size of San Francisco. Not only is this very unlikely but during night time you would have no coverage when people are not walking ar… See more
Daniel Blake Saltman
@dbl · Cofounder, EverydayCarry.com
Super excited about this- Especially the child tracking angle. This is small enough it could be tied to a shoe in a inconspicuous area. I think some of the challenges will be around areas that likely will not have coverage- Such as rural highways and whatnot. I could see that being solved with car-powered mobile hotspots though. Cant wait to see what gets ac… See more
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Ben Wild
@benwild10 · CEO, Iotera
@dbl We're also very excited about child tracking! Rural areas are a challenge although on the plus side, our range increases in rural areas so you need fewer Home Bases. We hope that many farmers can use the technology as well helping build up the rural coverage.