burglars generally don't need technology and this likely won't change soon

with tracking in laptops/phones/airtags/etc it's more likely to be the enemy than the tool or even the object of acquisition

even in 2026 the most sophisticated stuff we get are wifi jammers and keyfob intercepts and that's still like the top <1% of sophistication, most of petty theft is all the classic smash and grab because desperate people don't have the bandwidth for sophistication

relevant: https://xkcd.com/538/

I'm sure we'll get hackers trying to hack your home assistant bot to steal your credit card numbers though