Ahmedabad Woman Stalked By Ex-Partner Using Apple AirTag: Report – News18

The Ahmedabad Cyber Cell has registered an FIR in opposition to an individual for allegedly stalking his ex-partner utilizing an Apple AirTag—which is a small inconspicuous Bluetooth tracker that permits customers to trace luggage, keychains, and wherever it could actually slot in.

As reported by Deccan Herald, the stalker used the AirTag to trace the whereabouts of the girl (his ex-partner), and now an FIR has been filed below part 354 D of the Indian Penal Code and 66E of the IT Act.

We have typically heard how utilitarian Apple’s AirTag might be and the way it may be useful whereas monitoring valuables, however a number of experiences in current instances have claimed that the Apple AirTag and different Bluetooth-based trackers have been used for nefarious functions reminiscent of stalking.

Further, the report claims that the girl had first seen the presence of an AirTag “moving with” her in May when she was alerted by her iPhone 13 Pro Max. And as soon as once more whereas she was driving to her workplace from her residence, the alert popped up once more. This occurred once more on August 29. Reportedly, one time, the girl’s driver noticed one other alert saying that “Your location can be seen by the owner of this AirTag.”

Now, this prompted the girl to take motion as she might inform that she was being tracked. Consequently, the girl instructed this to the Cyber Cell officers and visited her automobile’s service middle to search for the machine. To her shock, the mentioned Apple AirTag was discovered glued below the seat cowl of the motive force’s seat.

The Police officers have reportedly recognized the stalker who’s mentioned to be the girl’s ex-partner, and has been harassing the girl for a really very long time. “This is perhaps the first case of stalking a woman using an AirTag in India,” a police officer was quoted as saying by Deccan Herald.

In associated news, earlier this yr, police in Memphis, USA arrested a person for monitoring his ex-wife’s car utilizing an Apple AirTag. His ex-wife found the monitoring machine, and in protection, the stalker (ex-husband) mentioned that he solely supposed to watch the whereabouts of their youngsters.

Apple had issued an official assertion concerning the matter of stalking, and an organization consultant mentioned, “AirTag was created to aid individuals in finding their personal possessions and not to monitor individuals or their property. We strongly denounce any malevolent application of our products.”