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Spyware Company Leaves 'Terabytes' of Selfies, Text Messages, and Location Data (vice.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Spyfone, a company that sells surveillance software to parents and employers left 'terabytes of data' including photos, audio recordings, text messages and web history, exposed in a poorly-protected Amazon S3 bucket. News outlet Motherboard verified that the researcher could access anyone's data by creating a free account and installing the spyware on a test device. After a few hours, the researcher sent me back a picture I took.
1. Parents have admin access to the smartphones.
2. Parents installs Spyfone.
3. Parents clicks "accept" on the wall of text they did not read.
4. Parents give smartphone back to children.
5. Prof... there is no step five.
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Looks like it's not just corporations using it. Most kids could probably figure out that the software is installed, and I would hope that most parents would tell them that this is installed to stop them from doing stuff they would be caught with, but I'm sure there's children (and spouses) who have this kind of think installed on their phone without their knowledge and consent.
Anthropic principle: We see the universe the way it is because if it were different we would not be here to see it.
I'd actually expect the majority of those installs to happen without the consent or even knowledge of those afflicted.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Why would you want someone who you don't know the least thing about spy on your kids? Because he shares his findings with you?
Do you also hire some seedy looking hobo as a babysitter?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
How the hell can someone get the idea that it's ok to spy on someone they allegedly love?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
That's okay, he's getting a divorce!
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Jealousy. Need for control. Doubt. Scientific curiosity (not kidding). Reciprocal agreement.
Enough reasons?
...gis sdrawkcab (usually not responding to ACs; don't bother posting as AC)
How the hell can someone get the idea that it's ok to spy on someone they allegedly love?
Thus the divorce. Looks like she should run fucking fast to restraining order land.
I'm a good cook. I'm a fantastic eater. - Steven Brust
As someone who had ZERO privacy as a child, I can tell you with some certainty that this is the perfect way if you wanted to ensure your kids would not trust you with anything, even if you were the last person on earth or the only one who they'd know could solve a problem.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.