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"Sexton said tracking someone and their location without their permission is criminal and with the holidays approaching more crimes like this are starting to ap

"Sexton said tracking someone and their location without their permission is criminal and with the holidays approaching more crimes like this are starting to appear." I assume I'm just missing something obvious, but why is tracking someone without permission happening more now that the holidays are approaching? I can't come up with anything that seems likely.

L_226 5y ago
At a guess, custody battles.
drcongo 5y ago
I was scratching my head at that too.
sigio 5y ago
Maybe potential burglars waiting for people to leave home for vacation / longer visits away from home.
unglaublich 5y ago
... because people buy expensive stuff and then they get robbed when driving home.
gwbas1c 5y ago
A current popular crime scheme is to scope people at affluent shopping areas, and then follow them home. I suspect the lady had one of the nicer cars in the parking lot. That being said, the story itself is fishy. Why would someone duct tape one of these in plain sight?
- 8f2ab37a-ed6c 5y ago
  Interesting, seems like that fear would push people in those tax brackets to not leave their gates communities and just shop online, instead of exposing themselves to that sort of threat.
- rubylark 5y ago
  It makes sense if the person who put the tracker there was someone who knew the woman and wanted to scare her (which it seems they succeeded in as she didn't give her name in the article for fear of her safety). My guess would be an abusive ex that wanted her to know they were watching her.
rubylark 5y ago
I can think of two possibilities: domestic abuse and murder rates tend to spike around the holidays for whatever reason, so tracking/stalking goes along with that. Or it's just that the tech to do the tracking is on sale.
Levitz 5y ago
I guess it depends on where you live, but it's usual to visit family and friends who live somewhat far away to celebrate the holidays with them. If you know where the family car is in the holidays, then you know where the family is in the holidays, and if that's more than 300km away you can properly rob their house.
- blitzar 5y ago
  Easier to check their instagram ... Checked in at the Business Class Lounge - On way to Cancun (Back in a Week!!)
- wodenokoto 5y ago
  I think it’s more of a “is my girlfriend really going back to her parents for Christmas?” thing.
blitzar 5y ago
Feels like a correlation / causation error - global mobility is really only just getting back to normal and these methods of 'attack' are on their way from zero 6 months ago.

L_226 5y ago

At a guess, custody battles.

drcongo 5y ago

I was scratching my head at that too.

sigio 5y ago

Maybe potential burglars waiting for people to leave home for vacation / longer visits away from home.

unglaublich 5y ago

... because people buy expensive stuff and then they get robbed when driving home.

gwbas1c 5y ago

A current popular crime scheme is to scope people at affluent shopping areas, and then follow them home. I suspect the lady had one of the nicer cars in the parking lot. That being said, the story itself is fishy. Why would someone duct tape one of these in plain sight?

8f2ab37a-ed6c 5y ago
Interesting, seems like that fear would push people in those tax brackets to not leave their gates communities and just shop online, instead of exposing themselves to that sort of threat.
rubylark 5y ago
It makes sense if the person who put the tracker there was someone who knew the woman and wanted to scare her (which it seems they succeeded in as she didn't give her name in the article for fear of her safety). My guess would be an abusive ex that wanted her to know they were watching her.

rubylark 5y ago

I can think of two possibilities: domestic abuse and murder rates tend to spike around the holidays for whatever reason, so tracking/stalking goes along with that. Or it's just that the tech to do the tracking is on sale.

Levitz 5y ago

I guess it depends on where you live, but it's usual to visit family and friends who live somewhat far away to celebrate the holidays with them. If you know where the family car is in the holidays, then you know where the family is in the holidays, and if that's more than 300km away you can properly rob their house.

blitzar 5y ago
Easier to check their instagram ... Checked in at the Business Class Lounge - On way to Cancun (Back in a Week!!)
wodenokoto 5y ago
I think it’s more of a “is my girlfriend really going back to her parents for Christmas?” thing.

blitzar 5y ago

Feels like a correlation / causation error - global mobility is really only just getting back to normal and these methods of 'attack' are on their way from zero 6 months ago.