For using an Apple AirTag in order to track his ex-wife, a man was sentenced to a prison sentence in Bordeaux. This was not his first attempt.
Spying on your ex-partner using a small technological device can get you into very serious trouble, and this is normal. This is perhaps the lesson that this 36-year-old truck driver, sentenced on April 4, 2024 by the Bordeaux court to an 18-month prison sentence, will learn. The individual had spied on his ex-wife using an AirTag, Apple’s small and discreet GPS tracker.
The woman spied on using an AirTag took a while to notice
The AirTag is a precious object that can be used to track your suitcase at the airport, or which has already been used to find a vehicle. But in the wrong hands, the small object that can easily be placed in a ring of keys can be used to engage in mischief. This is what the defendant, convicted a few days ago, did.
The man, well into his thirties, traced his ex-wife’s daily movements in real time. Obviously, the latter was not aware of this. It took her a while to realize that her car housed an AirTag intended for spying.
One fine day, she had the “nice” surprise of receiving notifications on her cell phone. They took the form of alert messages telling him that someone had been tracking his movements and location for a certain time.
The accused had already traced his previous partner, following the same stratagem
Stunned, the ex-partner starts looking for the small object, which she ends up discovering. Unsurprisingly, she files a complaint, which triggers an investigation by the police who then realize that the AirTag belongs to… her ex-husband, identified because he is linked to the device using an email address at his name and telephone number.
However, the driver finds a way to show his bad faith, denying having left the object himself. He calls it a conspiracy and denounces a scheme aimed at harming him, even going so far as to evoke the idea of identity theft.
The accused may try everything, but he is quickly overtaken by his demons. Because the gentleman is not unknown to the police services. He had already made a mistake, with a former partner, always with an AirTag, which he had hidden in a coat. And we are not talking to you about such a distant affair, since his previous conviction dates back to last fall. On April 4, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison for violating the victim’s intimacy and private life.
Source : RMC
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