South Korea has introduced an app that lets stalking victims track the real-time location of an alleged stalker when they come nearby.
Around 400 people are currently enrolled in the government program, which launched in late June and uses data from court-ordered electronic ankle monitors.
Through the app, victims can see a tagged suspect’s location and direction of travel once they come within 2 kilometers. If the suspect gets within 1 kilometer, police and probation authorities are alerted and contact the victim.
The system replaces an older service that only sent text alerts showing how far away the suspect was, without displaying their location or direction of movement.
The app comes as reported stalking cases in South Korea continue to rise. Police arrested more than 29,000 people on stalking charges across 2024 and 2025, while reported cases reached 44,687 in 2025. Around 80% of victims were women.
However, the system only works when courts order suspects to wear electronic monitoring devices. During 2024 and 2025, authorities made 1,187 requests for electronic monitoring, but courts approved just 427.
Some advocates have also raised concerns that giving victims access to a stalker’s location could place additional pressure on them to constantly monitor their own safety.