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Hundreds of Apps Can Empower Stalkers to Track Their Victims
Posted by:
eesh
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Date: May 22, 2018 09:53AM
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/technology/phone-apps-stalking.html
More than 200 apps and services offer would-be stalkers a variety of capabilities, from basic location tracking to harvesting texts and even secretly recording video, according to a new academic study. More than two dozen services were promoted as surveillance tools for spying on romantic partners, according to the researchers and reporting by The New York Times. Most of the spying services required access to victims’ phones or knowledge of their passwords — both common in domestic relationships.
Digital monitoring of a spouse or partner can constitute illegal stalking, wiretapping or hacking. But laws and law enforcement have struggled to keep up with technological changes, even though stalking is a top warning sign for attempted homicide in domestic violence cases.
“We misunderstand and minimize this abuse,” said Erica Olsen, director of the Safety Net Project at the National Network to End Domestic Violence. “People think that if there’s not an immediate physical proximity to the victim, there might not be as much danger.”
There is no federal law against location tracking, but such monitoring can violate state laws on stalking. Spying on communications can break statutes on wiretapping or computer crime. And knowingly selling illegal wiretapping tools is a federal crime.
But it’s not illegal to sell or use an app for tracking your children or your own phone. And it can be difficult to tell whether the person being surveilled has given consent, because abusers frequently coerce victims into using such apps.
More than 200 apps and services offer would-be stalkers a variety of capabilities, from basic location tracking to harvesting texts and even secretly recording video, according to a new academic study. More than two dozen services were promoted as surveillance tools for spying on romantic partners, according to the researchers and reporting by The New York Times. Most of the spying services required access to victims’ phones or knowledge of their passwords — both common in domestic relationships.
Digital monitoring of a spouse or partner can constitute illegal stalking, wiretapping or hacking. But laws and law enforcement have struggled to keep up with technological changes, even though stalking is a top warning sign for attempted homicide in domestic violence cases.
“We misunderstand and minimize this abuse,” said Erica Olsen, director of the Safety Net Project at the National Network to End Domestic Violence. “People think that if there’s not an immediate physical proximity to the victim, there might not be as much danger.”
There is no federal law against location tracking, but such monitoring can violate state laws on stalking. Spying on communications can break statutes on wiretapping or computer crime. And knowingly selling illegal wiretapping tools is a federal crime.
But it’s not illegal to sell or use an app for tracking your children or your own phone. And it can be difficult to tell whether the person being surveilled has given consent, because abusers frequently coerce victims into using such apps.
Re: Hundreds of Apps Can Empower Stalkers to Track Their Victims
Posted by:
Silver Car
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Date: May 22, 2018 10:10AM
They how we track eesh.
Re: Hundreds of Apps Can Empower Stalkers to Track Their Victims
Posted by:
eifkdsl
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Date: May 22, 2018 10:46AM
OP, the original FFU stalker, would be the one to know about these things.
Now that the judgement is discharged, how is the job search going? Unemployment is below 4%, and employers are having difficulty finding employees.
What is your current excuse for being unemployed?
Now that the judgement is discharged, how is the job search going? Unemployment is below 4%, and employers are having difficulty finding employees.
What is your current excuse for being unemployed?
Re: Hundreds of Apps Can Empower Stalkers to Track Their Victims
Posted by:
eesh
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Date: May 22, 2018 11:47AM
eifkdsl Wrote:
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> What is your current excuse for being unemployed?
I've developed autism. I think I caught it from TJ.
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> What is your current excuse for being unemployed?
I've developed autism. I think I caught it from TJ.
Re: Hundreds of Apps Can Empower Stalkers to Track Their Victims
Posted by:
stokes
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Date: May 22, 2018 11:53AM
I dont think eesh has to worry about gaining access to a spouse's phone. That is purely hypothetical scenario in this lifetime...
Re: Hundreds of Apps Can Empower Stalkers to Track Their Victims
Posted by:
eesh
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Date: May 22, 2018 12:04PM
stokes Wrote:
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> I dont think eesh has to worry about gaining
> access to a spouse's phone. That is purely
> hypothetical scenario in this lifetime...
I am getting married, we're waiting so she can get out of jail first. We want to enjoy our honeymoon in Petersburg.
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> I dont think eesh has to worry about gaining
> access to a spouse's phone. That is purely
> hypothetical scenario in this lifetime...
I am getting married, we're waiting so she can get out of jail first. We want to enjoy our honeymoon in Petersburg.
Re: Hundreds of Apps Can Empower Stalkers to Track Their Victims
Posted by:
Good Lord
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Date: May 22, 2018 12:56PM
eesh Wrote:
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> stokes Wrote:
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> > I dont think eesh has to worry about gaining
> > access to a spouse's phone. That is purely
> > hypothetical scenario in this lifetime...
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> I am getting married, we're waiting so she can get
> out of jail first. We want to enjoy our honeymoon
> in Petersburg.
Ah, the criminal white trash lifestyle. LMAO!
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> stokes Wrote:
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> > I dont think eesh has to worry about gaining
> > access to a spouse's phone. That is purely
> > hypothetical scenario in this lifetime...
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> I am getting married, we're waiting so she can get
> out of jail first. We want to enjoy our honeymoon
> in Petersburg.
Ah, the criminal white trash lifestyle. LMAO!