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"Full access to a person's phone is the next best thing to full access to a person's mind," says cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin. In an urgent talk, she describes the emerging danger of stalkerware — software designed to spy on someone by gaining access to their devices without their knowledge — and calls on antivirus companies to recognize these programs as malicious in order to discourage abusers and protect victims.
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Am bored with self isolation and thought I’ll comment that my view is the first view on this vidoe
I am bored too and I am the first one to reply to your comment on this video.. WIth EO
Nice
Stalker is epidemic everyones block,town,city…
Good on you! Im glad to hear , im feeling this where i live presently.
Or never answer security questions correctly….I fake all answers and record them so nobody can pretend to be me
Heavy! Super intense! Very valid! Those of you affected by stalkers search them out using a iOS device’s APP STORE. Seek True background search…
Thanks for the advice on being extra careful.. What about bringing these MF’rs to Justice what steps to shut there skeezy bastards down and getting them locked up ? what steps to take ?… thank you.
Great TEDtalk!
لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله
من قالها مؤقناً بها دخل الجنه
Thank you, Ms. Galperin, for taking on this difficult and critical task to increase our knowledge and protection, as well as the task of presenting it publicly – also a difficult and critical task.
Thanks for waking me up to this (harsh) reality!
How do you know if you’ve been hacked?
9:00 damn! I hope members of the “Coalition against Stalkerware” are in favor of strong privacy and encryption standards, and not hypocrites. At least the EFF seems on board, so that’s good.
Very informative, I had no idea of those kind of spying.
Is now a good time to mention that during all of this The US is trying to get rid of end to end encryption?
Good work. Thank you
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