Woman's phone alerted her 'you're being followed' during a shopping trip with her mom — her daughter knew exactly who'd planted it in the back seat
Bella Grace said what her dad was doing was 'stalking' and 'illegal'
Apple AirTags are not always used for the right purposes. Bella Grace (@bellasbeasts) took to Instagram to share one such incident that happened with her mother. When they got in her mother's car to go shopping, Grace heard a familiar sound and casually said, "Oh, you have an Apple tag." Her mother told her she didn't, but she had heard the same sound for months and couldn't figure out what it was. When they got home, Grace's phone notified her that they were being followed. They searched the car and finally found the tag, and immediately understood who was stalking her mom. The post has over 2,200 likes, 17 comments, and 20 reshares so far.
Well thought-out hiding spot
Grace and her mother tried to find the AirTag initially, but when they couldn't, they proceeded with their shopping. When they got back home, Grace got a notification that they were being followed. The next question was, "Do you want to find this AirTag?" They realized it was inside the car and began ripping it apart. They finally found it in the back passenger seat, "not under, not on, inside the passenger seat." Grace's mother was stunned. She could not believe it and said, "He (ex-husband) wouldn't do that."
Stalking is not keeping someone safe
When she confronted him on FaceTime, he responded that he was trying to keep her safe and told her not to be dramatic. Grace revealed why it was a big deal. Her parents had been divorced for around eight months, and what her dad was doing was "stalking" and "illegal." She told her mother to go to the police, file a report, and get some sort of documentation, even if she was not planning to press charges. Thankfully, her mother listened, and her father is now angry at her for coming between them.
Air tag for stalking?
SellCell surveyed new Apple products in 2021, the same year AirTags were released and potential buyers revealed that they planned to get the tags to track their keys (42.4%), pets (34.8%), luggage (30.6%), bikes (25.8%), wallets (23.3%), kids (15%). However, 6.9% said they would use it to track their partners.
The following year, Samatha Cole, a Vice reporter, shared that there were a total of 150 police cases that mentioned AirTags. Out of these, 50 women reported receiving notifications from an AirTag they did not own, and out of the 50, 25 of them suspected that the tags were planted by a man they knew in real life.
Manipulation tool
People in the comment section agreed that planting an AirTag to stalk his ex-wife was crazy behavior. @wclement25 commented, "No person should be randomly doing that crazy stuff. I am glad she went to the cops." @evlwrapdnpretty chimed in, "This and Meta glasses aren’t made for fun. They are absolutely made for stalking and manipulation."
You can follow Bella Grace (@bellasbeasts) on Instagram for more lifestyle content.
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