--- title: "Woman Arrested for Murdering Boyfriend After Tracking Him With Apple AirTag" description: "An Indiana woman allegedly told someone that she used an Apple AirTag to stalk a man and kill him because he was cheating on her." date: "2022-06-08" modified: "2022-06-08" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/apple-airtag-murder" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "apple" - "gps tracking" - "surveillance" - "the digest" --- # Woman Arrested for Murdering Boyfriend After Tracking Him With Apple AirTag ![An Indiana woman allegedly told someone that she used an Apple AirTag to stalk a man and kill him because he was cheating on her.]() *\Image: Futurism\* ## Tag You're It An Indiana woman allegedly told someone that she used an Apple AirTag to stalk a man and kill him because he was cheating on her — drawing attention, once again, to the alarming role the gadgets have come to [play in domestic violence](). As [the *Indianapolis Star* reports](), the 26-year-old woman allegedly told a bystander that she'd found her boyfriend at a local pub after tracking him using an AirTag, which is an Apple gadget that acts as an easy geotracker. The woman then proceeded to fatally run over the man with her motor vehicle, according to the cops, after she found him inside the pub with another woman. ## iHomicide We still don't have many details about the alleged murder. But enough seem to be clear to note that it's just another data point in a startling trend of people using AirTags and [other GPS tracking devices](), which are cheap and easy to buy online, to menace, surveil, or attack other people. In December, for instance, an Arkansas woman described her shock at finding the $29 piece of Apple hardware [taped to the trunk of her car]() after her phone informed her that there was an AirTag somewhere nearby. Th**e** failsafe worked in that particular case, and the woman was able to quickly remove the tracking device as soon as she found it. However, AirTags can generally only be tracked by iPhones, so if the person being tracked doesn't have an iPhone — or if the device isn't manufactured by Apple — they won't be informed the way the Arkansas woman was. ## Too Late In a February [statement about the safety issues](), Apple said that it would work with law enforcement to circumvent AirTag stalking. It also said it would issue a popup warning that people who misuse AirTags to track people without consent may be prosecuted and that the device "is designed to be detected by victims." Judging by the Indiana killing, though, it seems like there's still a long way to go. **READ MORE:** [AirTag, accusation and argument end in murder charge after man run over outside Tilly's]() \[*The Indianapolis Star*\] **More dystopian sketchiness:** *[Most of Company's Ethics Board Resigns in Disgust Over Taser-Wielding Drones]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()