Anti-Theft Tracker for Backpacks and Purses

Backpacks and purses are handy for carrying essential items such as your wallet and keys while out of the house. However, although both items provide an easy way to carry belongings, they are also common targets for thieves. In fact, in 2020, police around the country reported more than 11,000 incidents of purse theft. 

With stolen backpacks and purses rising across the United States, ensuring you have appropriate anti-theft measures in place is more important now than ever. 

Bluetooth tracking devices like the Tile backpack tracker have built-in anti-theft measures and can provide comprehensive tracking information. Below we’ll look at how these devices can keep your belongings and data safe. 

How to Prevent Backpack Theft

While it’s common to misplace your backpack or purse, it’s also becoming more common for you to face theft in your life. Here are a few tips to help prevent incidents from happening:

• Utilize anti-theft tracking devices

• Don’t leave your backpack on the ground when sitting at a table

• Avoid leaving your backpack in your car, especially if it’s visible to anyone walking by

• Consider securing the zippers on a backpack with a small lock

• Hide any logos or branding on your backpack that could provide information on its worth to thieves

• Attach your backpack to an immovable object with a steel cable or chain

• Purchase special ties to bind the zippers together

How to Track Backpacks and Purses

Whether you’ve misplaced your bag or someone has stolen it, having a reliable tracking device can provide the guidance needed to locate the missing item. Backpack and purse trackers like the Tile Sticker and Tile Mate allow you to place a Bluetooth tracking device on your bag and monitor its location from an easy-to-use mobile app.

Tile’s Anti-Theft Mode for Tracking Bags

Tile trackers provide Bluetooth guidance to help find lost purses and backpacks and also feature an anti-theft mode. With Anti-Theft mode, people who find or steal your items can not use the tile information to track down your location. They also can’t utilize the Scan & Secure feature to tell whether your bag has a tracker. 

How to Enable Tile Anti-Theft Mode for Bags

Anyone who purchases a Tile product can activate the anti-theft mode with two simple steps:

• Step 1: Agree to strict Anti-Theft Mode terms and conditions of use

• Step 2: Pass a 3-stage ID verification, including:

  • Front-to-back ID verification

  • Selfie to ID comparison

  • Liveness check

After you’ve completed the steps above, your Tile devices will appear invisible in the Scan & Secure feature. 

Keep Your Backpacks and Purses Safe with Tile

Even though there’s no surefire way to keep your purse or backpack 100% safe, utilizing a Bluetooth tracking device like Tile can assist in tracking down any stolen items while keeping your location safe. 

Try one of our trackers and start monitoring your bags’ location today.