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Stalkerware and online stalking are accepted by Americans. Why?

February 27, 2020 admin bjs, bureau of justice statistics, cdc, center for disease control and prevention, coalition against stalkerware, cyber stalk, cyber stalking, monitoring app, monitoring applications, monitoring apps, nortonlifelock, online creeping survey, say anything, seven brides for seven brothers, stalk, stalkerware, stalking, the graduate, the harris poll

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Americans may be accepting and minimizing online stalking behaviors, including the use of invasive apps that can pry into a user’s text messages, emails, photos, videos, and phone logs.

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Stalkerware

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Stalkerware’s legal enforcement problem

November 18, 2019 admin al franken, computer fraud and abuse act, cyberstalk, cyberstalking, Department of Justice, district attorney, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic abuse survivors, domestic violenc, FBI, federal wiretap act, franken, FTC, jackie's law, mobilespy, National Network to End Domestic Violence, nnedv, nso group, online harassment, operation safe horizon, phonesheriff, senator al franken, stalkerware, stalking, StealthGenie, Teensafe, us attorney, US Federal Trade Commission, WhatsApp, wiretap

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:47:58 +0000

Those who install stalkerware with the intent to monitor, control, harass, or otherwise abuse their victims typically get away with it, avoiding legal penalty even if there’s plenty of evidence to suggest their guilt.

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Stalkerware

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Mobile stalkerware: a long history of detection

June 25, 2019 admin Android, Android spyware, domestic abuse, Mobile, mobile phone, Monitor, spyware, stalkerware, stalking

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Does Malwarebytes detect stalkerware? Absolutely, and for good reason. Moreover, we’ve been doing so for a long time—but it’s time to up our efforts.

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Android

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How gamers can protect against increasing cyberthreats

April 3, 2019 admin 101, account takeover, ad flooding, ATO, briefing, cyberbullying, cybersecurity, FYI, grooming, malvertising, malware in games, online gaming, phishing, PUP in games, responsible digital citizen, risks to online gamers, security 101, stalking, survey scams, SWATting, trolling, video games

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at the various cyberthreats video gamers may encounter online, their real-world consequences, and what users can do to protect themselves.

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