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And 100% of the population has no way to monitor if a GPS tracker has been planted.

GPS trackers are a lot pricier and often bulkier though, somewhat limiting the probability of it to be used by the average stalker. Barrier to entry is significantly higher.

> GPS trackers are a lot pricier and often bulkier though

A quick look on Amazon UK suggests that there are plenty of cheaper options and, whilst not many, there are options of a similar size to the AirTags.

Now, admittedly, none of them have the same feature set as an AirTag but if you're at the point of buying GPS trackers to stalk someone, I doubt you're thinking about the technical distinctions.

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