What you need to know about stalkerware | Eva Galperin
Jul 28, 2021
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In this engaging talk, cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin sheds light on the alarming rise of stalkerware—software that secretly invades personal devices. She emphasizes the urgent need for antivirus companies to recognize these tools as harmful, aiming to protect potential victims. With compelling anecdotes from actual victims, Galperin illustrates the emotional toll of digital stalking and the collaborative efforts underway to combat this invasion of privacy. Her insights serve as a crucial call to action for better digital security and awareness.
"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.