ITV News found in the last five years the use of GPS trackers reported in the use of coercive control and stalking cases rose by 317%
The use of GPS trackers - designed to help recover lost items - reported in cases of coercive control and stalking, rose by more than 300% in the last 6 yearsAround the same size as a 50p, the tags are so light they can be attached to almost anything.
But the same device has also prompted a lawsuit against Apple which alleges that, partly due to Apple's negligence, AirTags have become "the weapon of choice of stalkers and abusers" because they can be covertly used to give "real time location information to track victims". But LaPrecia believes she wouldn't have been able to track down her son that night without the AirTag which was left in his car.Love Island star 'felt unsafe' after being 'tracked' on flight
"Using these words, as I'm conscious of people who have mental health issues, but I had what I can only describe as a mental breakdown."Credit: ITV News , up from 52 in 2018 to 217 in 2023.
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