Why digital spying is the next frontier of personal invasion
In short: Cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin explains the rising threat of stalkerware, a type of software engineered to monitor devices without the user's knowledge.
In this talk, Galperin argues that gaining total access to a smartphone is nearly as invasive as accessing a person's mind. She explores how stalkerware functions as a tool for spying and makes an urgent case for antivirus companies to identify these programs as malicious software to better protect victims and deter abusers.
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