TrackR the portable tracker that helps you from losing things

TrackR

TrackR is a tiny tracking device which you can put onto your valuables in case you lose them somewhere and see where you lost them through your phone through an app. It has a tiny GPS to help locate the item, it also has a speaker so if you are close to the object you can click on the app to ping a sound which will send a command through Bluetooth to the tracker to make a beeping sort of noise. Since the tracker uses Bluetooth, if you are too far from the device it wont detect where the device is located which can be a problem which could lead to the device being useless.

Summary of how it works :

1. First the user download the app on their phone to connect to the device.
2. Then through the app the user must pair his phone to the tracker.
3. Once the device is paired with Bluetooth the user can see where the tracker is located through the app.
4. After it is setup the user the user now may put the tracker wherever he/she wants.

Some social/ethical concerns are the fact that the gps tracking device could be an invasion of privacy since the company will be able to access your location through your phone and your device. The device also uses bluetooth which is a short range wireless connection, this means that anyone near the user could connect to their device and find out where their device since there is more than likely very little security in such a small device. Since the app allows you to locate other peoples devices this could possibly help robbers steal valueless from people using the tracker. Some solutions for these problems could be making the device slightly larger and possibly connect through wifi instead of bluetooth since wifi in world wide unlike bluetooth which is not only slower than wifi but it also has a short radius compaired to wifi connection. Another solution for the security is for people to create a password with the device so that no one can see where their tracker is unless they know the password to the device to access it.

Some positive points are that this can be a very helpful device since it is quite common that people lose their wallets although there is only a one in five chance that people will actually recive their wallet back

The stakeholders in this case are:

•  the user using the tracker
• other people around the user that are also using the tracker 
• the company selling the tracker