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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Tamsin Rose and AAP

Tracking devices increasingly used by DV offenders to ‘stalk, harass, intimidate and monitor victims’

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One woman stalked by an ex-partner found an Apple AirTag inside a magnetic box attached to her car. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

One in four people who purchase tracking devices in New South Wales have a history of domestic violence, a new state Crime Commission report suggests.

The study, released on Tuesday, says there has been a “sharp rise” in the use of trackers in recent years, including among organised crime networks to “monitor, locate and ultimately attack their rivals”.

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