{"id":9031,"date":"2022-02-02T17:23:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T17:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/02\/connecticut-man-caught-placing-an-airtag-for-stalking\/"},"modified":"2022-02-02T17:23:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T17:23:04","slug":"connecticut-man-caught-placing-an-airtag-for-stalking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/02\/connecticut-man-caught-placing-an-airtag-for-stalking\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut man caught placing an AirTag for stalking"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Connecticut man has been arrested after police witnessed him attempting to use Apple AirTags<\/a> to track a victim’s car. <\/p>\n

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As Pennsylvania works to become the first state with specific AirTag legislation<\/a>, police have arrested a Connecticut resident has been charged with felonies including first-degree stalking. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to CT Insider<\/em>, 27-year-old Wilfred Gonzalez was charged<\/a> on January 30, 2022 with stalking, plus violation of a protective order, and misdemeanor breach of the peace. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Local police in the town of Waterbury, say they were dispatched following a “reported domestic dispute.” An investigator on the scene “discovered the accused placing a tracking device… in the victim’s vehicle.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Even if the perpetrator had not been witnessed, Apple’s anti-stalking prevention methods would have alerted the victim. After a period of time, the victim’s iPhone would show a notification that an AirTag had been tracking them. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If the victim has an Android instead, then there wouldn’t be the same on-screen notification. However, the AirTag itself begins sounding an alarm after it has been separated from its owner for a time. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The victim can then check the AirTag by holding their iPhone or Android phone with the app installed next to it. An on-screen link then takes them to an Apple site which lists the serial number of the AirTag. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When asked by authorities, Apple will report who the registered owner of that AirTag is. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gonzalez was released on a $10,000 bond, and is next due in court on March 30. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n