Can this app help combat stalking? – video

Stalking cases are on the rise in South Korea. Reports have tripled in the four years since a dedicated stalking law was introduced in 2021, reaching 44,687 in 2025. Around 80% of stalking victims are women. Since late June, a stalking survivor in South Korea can open an app and watch a tagged perpetrator move in real time once they come within a 2km radius. If they come within a kilometre, an alert is passed to police and probation authorities, who call the victim.

Guardian Australia’s Rafqa Touma spoke to Raphael Rashid, based in Seoul, to find out more.

Read the original report at The Guardian.