Overview

• Madrid officials logged 40 malfunctions across telemetric protection bracelets, with incidents reported in 23 of the region’s 56 gender‑violence support centers after an extraordinary observatory meeting.
• Reported issues include connectivity and coverage loss, false alarms, missing alerts during real risk, and manipulation of devices by aggressors to trigger or avoid warnings.
• Authorities highlighted that the low‑battery alert sounds the same as a restraining‑order breach, prompting unnecessary alarms and leading some women to give up the device.
• Regional representatives said the service was awarded to an inexperienced provider and claimed similar devices could be bought on China‑based e‑commerce platforms, and they called for ministerial resignations.
• The observatory asked the central government for detailed data on affected women and judicial cases since March 2024, requested an independent audit and immediate fixes, and offered collaboration, as public pressure also grows with a 10,000‑signature petition from a victim in Jaén.