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>> Whether you’re driving your
kids home, meeting up with
friends or just running to the
store. You can expect a certain
level of safety and privacy in the case of 2
and privacy in the case of 2
shoes and women. That privacy
was violated with the help of a
tiny GPS device. No bigger than
a half dollar. We’re not
identifying the woman because of what they’ve gone through.
of what they’ve gone through.
But KPRC, 2 investigator bill
Spencer shows us how they
figured out they were being
followed. >> And what you can do to see
>> And what you can do to see
if it’s happening to you.
>> Can you imagine you’re a woman alone. You get in your
woman alone. You get in your
car and drive home and all the
while someone you don’t even
know who’s tracking you able to
follow you wherever you go. Using it should I need a device
Using it should I need a device
like this. This is. Absolutely.
Eyeing. This is happening to
women.
She like. It’s terrifying KPRC. 2 investigates spoke with 2
2 investigates spoke with 2
women, both mothers who were
tracked using
these devices. Brandi says
someone attached to Apple air tag to her car and tractor all
tag to her car and tractor all
the way from the Galleria to
within a few blocks of her
home. This is an actual map of
the route that he tractor along
provided by Apple. How long did
this guy track you roughly can you tell me about 30 minutes.
you tell me about 30 minutes.
So for 30 minutes, someone is
following you without you even
knowing without
me knowing this is real. I was 8 for you and I felt very
I was 8 for you and I felt very
violated this woman who will
call Sarah discovered her ex
husband had been following are
using a
similar device.
>> She didn’t even know about until one of her kids found
until one of her kids found
that Highland her car and she
was later able to link the
device to him. Do you have any idea how long he was stalking
idea how long he was stalking
using this device and at least
Coleman. Ryan is a cyber
forensic detective with K Griff investigations who says both
investigations who says both
the tile and the attack are
very inexpensive high-tech
property finders that you
attach your key chain, your purse, even your pet. They’re
purse, even your pet. They’re
tiny and powerful but the
danger is how easily you can
attach this to someone’s car someone’s property and track
someone’s property and track
>> So now we’re going to find
out if you can actually stalk
someone using the tile device
with our private investigator
Colman Ryan’s help he’s going
to catch this device.
>> To this volunteer Kelly shy, blurs car Kelly. All right.
blurs car Kelly. All right.
With that. Yes, billion, OK,
Coleman. Were you going to put
this thing when the tape this well hind her. Your license
well hind her. Your license
plate.
Now, Kelly, I’m going ask you
to drive wherever you want dry
for 10 minutes. Stop there and
wait your car. And we’re going
to try to
find you now, as Kelly drives
Coleman and I begin tracking
her in real time using the
Thailand when he got Cohen,
where issue we are the Beard off and she is the black tile
off and she is the black tile
icon over here in just a few
minutes later Kelly, what do
you know using the device.
We’re able to track you.
How long as you drive for. >> About 7, 8, minutes.
>> About 7, 8, minutes.
>> So what’s the solution?
How can you find out if someone
has mounted one of these
tracking devices on
your car. >> You can do it by using a
>> You can do it by using a
free app called be led move
energy scanner. I’m going to
fire up to least scanner and
we’re going to find the site
now using that free app Coleman
tries to find the tile Tracker that I’ve hidden underneath the
that I’ve hidden underneath the
car. This is the time. But and
this is the device. >> I got you. We found it.
>> I got you. We found it.
found it. Yeah. And took about
3 minutes to tiny trackers
designed to make your life
easier, but put them into the wrong hands.
wrong hands.
>> And watch out it means To your total of 8 from privacy
To your total of 8 from privacy
and its figures here.
>> And having gone through this
frightening experience both
brandie and Sarah say the very
first thing you need to do is
call the police. If you think someone is tracking you
someone is tracking you
stalking someone with this kind
of a device is a crime right
now on click 2 Houston com.
We’ll explain what else you can
do to protect your privacy and will tell you what Apple is
will tell you what Apple is
doing to notify people if their
device, the air tag is
being misused. I’m bill Spencer
KPRC. 2 investigates.
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