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A Hacker Has Wiped a Spyware Company's Servers -- Again (vice.com)
Last year, a vigilante hacker broke into the servers of a company that sells spyware to everyday consumers and wiped their servers, deleting photos captured from monitored devices. A year later, the hacker has done it again. Motherboard: Thursday, the hacker said he started wiping some cloud servers that belong to Retina-X Studios, a Florida-based company that sells spyware products targeted at parents and employers, but that are also used by people to spy on their partners without their consent. Retina-X was one of two companies that were breached last year in a series of hacks that exposed the fact that many otherwise ordinary people surreptitiously install spyware on their partners' and children's phones in order to spy on them. This software has been called "stalkerware" by some.
That a company like these should even exist is not really open to debate. It's one thing for warranted police to do this; it's quite another for the average man on the street to have this capability. As a 20-year systems administrator with loads of ability to see everything on the network, I never am tempted to do so. Unless and until HR asks me to engage in such an activity, I will never do it. People have a right to their privacy. Even here at work, I never go looking through user histories, etc. Let them do what they will short of breaking the law.
yes, kids should have freedom to run around and not be stalked by their parents. same as we did in the 90s. fuck this company, hope the hacker did some real and permanent damage. it's called trust.
"cop scum"? You sure that's the term you want to use? If so, does your answer change if they're investigating a robbery that YOU were the victim in? And before you answer, understand there is a difference between "investigating" and "charging". Further, while the OP may or may not have intended to use the word, "robbery" involves the use of violence or threat of violence...which is different than "theft". If it was you who'd had a gun stuck into your face and relieved of your wallet, I'm confident you'd likely prefer the "cop scum" to investigate possible perpetrators. Choosing your words wisely is one of the hallmarks of maturity.
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Because there's something called RESPECT, that shouldn't require spying on your partner. If your partner doesn't respect you enough to give you your personal space, you shouldn't be with them.