That seems pretty short though, surely it would mean you are not allowed to live, work or even vist the same town they live or work in.

Like if anyone I knew was to be my stalker, one of us would have to quit their job and sell their house to relocate.

Then they should have thought of that before they started harassing someone.

But they may not have even done so. This is for alleged stalkers.

2km also essentially allows stalking them if you accuse them. Are they at home? Let’s just walk within 2km and find out. Even just saying a distance and not location would make triangulation easy. Just go to 3 spots and see where the distances overlap. 2 would often be good enough for an educated guess.

I am more in favour of notifying police. 1km is probably still a bit of a wide area although if they are just notified first and only take action if you continue moving closer, say to 200m or so, then it might be more reasonable.

If they have an ankle monitor, there is probably some sort of proof. Otherwise the app would probably be the least of your worries. Your theory about tracking the stalker is pretty useless because most people want to avoid their stalker at all cost and not track them down.

Also if the police only reached out to you when your stalker is 200m away how would they arrive in time to help you.

Its more about notifying them earlier so they can monitor it. If you are clearly moving straight there then they can probably send someone sooner. Rather than automatic catch you for going vaguely nearby.

That’s a load-bearing “probably”

The app’s effectiveness depends on courts ordering suspects to wear electronic tags, something that remains relatively rare in South Korean stalking cases.

Police arrested 29,404 people on stalking charges across 2024 and 2025. Authorities made 1,187 applications for electronic monitoring during that period, but courts approved only 427.

Seems courts are taking the power seriously for the accused.

I don’t know how the South Korean legal system works, but this sounds a bit like “release with conditions” we sometime have after arrest in the US.

Reading the article, dangerous stalking seems to be increasing. I hope someone is looking into what’s creating that motivation.

fascinating take. make it easier for the alleged abusers to get close to the victims.

Generally no contact orders work both ways. Neither party cannot go within X distance of each other.

Stalking victims frequently have to move regularly to escape their stalkers. Stalkers needing to avoid one town is a minimal restriction for their offense.

I thought you meant short for the victim… like 2km seems not enough. I would expect something more like 10km or something.

This is just for an alleged rather than convicted stalker. Distances like that mean you would need to relocate to another part of the country over an allegation.

Oh ok, I thought it was like restraining order type stuff.