In the past months, the notorious Apple AirTag has committed crimes against the privacy and safety of several women. The idea apparently resonated with a man from Tennessee in the United States who “inspired” this modality. follow your girlfriendhowever Take advantage of your Apple Watch.

According to shared information Lawrence Welch, 29, charged with authorities for Connect your Apple Watch to your girlfriend’s carY use a monitoring app. Unfortunately, the incident was part of similar previous cases in which Welch was accused of domestic violence.

Not everyone uses the Apple Watch for commendable purposes

Apple Watch used as a person’s tracker

The victim told the police that he and Welch Life360 to track the location of the otherbut in previous cases, Used to close app before visiting Family Safety Centers. Unable to find him, Welch sent messages requesting his location. However, this time, suspecting that the situation would repeat, he decided to use his own Apple Watch as a tracking device.

Thanks to a combination of the Apple Watch and the tracking app, Welch eventually made it to the Family Services Center, but he made his way to the victim’s car and crouched next to a wheel instead of approaching the building. After being spotted by officers, they approached and saw an Apple Watch connected to the radios, a device that Welch had confirmed belonged to him.

Again, because of this fact Welch was placed at the behest of the authoritiesand got a restraining order from his ex-partner.

While most of the recent harassment stories about Apple devices feature AirTag and received many complaints and criticism for the feature, this case demonstrates that: User intent is what’s really dangerous when it comes to following someone else.

And on this very occasion, the device, which is known for its functions created to protect the health of users in recent years, and which is the key to saving the lives of especially the elderly, was used hundreds of times.