Stalkerware is monitoring software or spyware that is used for stalking. The term was coined when people started to widely use commercial spyware to spy on their spouses or intimate partners.
Many information security experts and journalists apply the term stalkerware to any software (malicious programs and legitimate commercial monitoring products) that can be used or potentially be used for stalking. At the same time, the following features of stalkerware are distinguished:
- powerful surveillance functions making screenshots, monitoring of Internet activity, recording of location, recording video and audio;
- ability to work in the stealth mode (the user is not notified about being monitored;
- the application is not visible in the list of installed programs;
- the running application is disguised as system processes or utility programs);
- correct installation and/or operation of the application requires disabling anti-viruses or the built-in protection in the OS;
- in case of mobile applications, the app is installed from resources other than official app stores;
- the software manufacturer positions its product as a means of tracking an intimate partner or a tool for parental monitoring, while, in fact, anybody can use it to access another person's phone, determine their GPS location, read private messages, see and hear through cameras and microphones.
#Phone tracking app
#Track Partners Phone Online
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