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With new smart trackers such as Apple's AirTags or Samsung's SmartTags, objects such as keys or bags can be tracked and found very easily. Pretty practical. But our research shows that they are also perfect for stalking. They are barely bigger than a coin. For little money and even less effort, cyberstalking is easier than ever before. The small gadgets can be attached unnoticed in jacket pockets, to cars or anywhere else. VOLLBILD journalists Sonja Peteranderl and Anke Gehrmann meet stalking victims, research terrifying cases and come across new, perfidious strategies used by perpetrators. They test the trackers themselves and show how difficult it is to prove stalking with trackers. They want to know from experts: How great is the danger? How far do stalkers go? And how do manufacturers protect against stalking abuse of their devices? #stalking #vollbild #swr _______________ Are you affected by stalking yourself? The “Weisse Ring” offers comprehensive help for victims of stalking and violence: https://weisser-ring.de/ The “No Stalk” app enables those affected to document evidence of stalking for the police and courts: https://nostalk.de/ The “Ein Team gegen digitale Gewalt” initiative advises counseling centers and provides support in the area of digital violence: https://ein-team.org/ The “AirGuard” app developed by the TU Darmstadt warns Android and iPhone users about trackers from other manufacturers Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... iOS: https://apps.apple.com/de/app/airguar... _______________ CREDITS: Authors: Sonja Peteranderl, Anke Gehrmann Editing: Laura Matos Perdomo Camera & Sound: Lucas Radermacher, Fynn Schmidt, Anke Gehrmann Creative Director: Nicolas de Leval Jezierski Motion Design: Gideon Becker Social Media Editor: Fabian Mirau Editor Labo M: Luise Hermann, Frauke Vogel, Cem Bozdoğan Production Labo M: Jirka Schaar, Luisa Stichler, Julia Ulrich, Hendrik Neumann Editor SWR: Birgitta Weber, Achim Reinhardt, Thomas Oberfranz Production SWR: Andreas Hausmann, Jan Kist _______________ VOLLBILD: Research that shows more. Help us to develop VOLLBILD further! Topic suggestions and tips to: [email protected] Netiquette: https://www.swr.de/netiquette Imprint: https://www.swr.de/impressum/ Data protection declaration: https://www.swr.de/datenschutz CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro: Psychological terror with trackers from Apple, Samsung & Co. 01:35 Conversation with stalking victim Sonja Fierz 04:35 Self-experiment: How precisely can trackers from Apple and Samsung, among others, locate you? 05:38 How dangerous can cyberstalking be? A murder case from Germany 06:10 Conversation with Claudia Zwiebel, women's shelter in Singen, about digital dangers 08:24 Stalking with digital everyday objects: Conversation with IT expert Hannah Pankow 12:52 Dark field cyberstalking: Conversation with Uwe Stürmer, police chief of Ravensburg 14:32 Left in the lurch by the authorities? Conversation with stalking victim Ivonne 17:21 Anti-stalking law: Conversation with lawyers Lena Leffer and Michelle Weber 19:43 Conclusion: Cyberstalking - authorities and advice centers are not well enough prepared