South Korea gives 400 stalking victims app to track their stalkers in real time - Dexerto
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South Korea has rolled out an app that allows stalking victims to see the live location of their alleged stalker if they begin moving nearby.
  • kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    186·
    3 days ago

    You know what? I’m OK with a panopticon specifically for convicted stalkers. I realize the potential for a slippery slope, but I think the risk is worth it in this one case.

    • greyscale@lemmy.grey.oooEnglish
      316·
      3 days ago

      It wont stay confined to stalkers, it’ll start being used for poor people in general.

      Trangressions like being late to work will be held against you. You know they will.

      • ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        12·
        3 days ago

        Don’t know about you, but I’m already reprimanded if I’m late for work, whether they’re tracking my real time location or not.

      • Axolotl@feddit.itEnglish
        8·
        3 days ago

        uses data from court-ordered electronic ankle monitors

        Soo, your line of thought says that we are all gonna gef an ankle monitor? At that point i doubt the app is the kickstarter of the problem…

        • greyscale@lemmy.grey.oooEnglish
          1·
          13 hours ago

          You want your SNAP? Your EBT card? Put on the bracelet.

          That’s how it’ll get deployed.

          As if GM isn’t telling the highest bidder where your car is (and how much you owe on it).

    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      101·
      3 days ago

      then you’ll realize the even bigger slippery slope when you reread the article and discover it is for suspected stalkers

    • frongt@lemmy.zipEnglish
      10·
      3 days ago

      The article says suspects, not convicts.

      And all this means is they’ll be limited to online stalking.