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Mobile Spyware in Abusive Relationships Mobile Spyware in Abusive Relationships Periwinkle Doerfler PhD Student, New York University “The Spyware Used in Intimate Partner Violence” Accepted at IEEE Security and Privacy 2018 Rahul Chatterjee, Diana Freed, Nicola Dell, Thomas Ristenpart - Cornell Tech Sam Havron, Karen Levy - Cornell University Damon McCoy - New York University Technology in IPV 1 in 3 women, 1 in 6 men experience IPV Many share passwords and devices Hundreds of tracking/monitoring apps exist Clear web forums with how-to’s for abusers Spyware vs. Dual Use HelloSpy Home Feah.Jre.s Plana & Pricing Sign Up Mow Ta Install Us es Story: How Life360 Helped Rescue My Mobile Spy App for Personal Catch Cheating Spouses Daughter Life360 Inc. Cheating by the numbers ... hllp://www.life360.com CTIHOI 1'1H 111pl~.r,rnd ltullia ru:i::.;I 'I ,IHH!l 1uJNirJ1•1tiHm b .ssfUlf Gn::nrn ofIs the surpfisr'~,r hiw,1 oxunence 04 in'"ir.lcl~ t oxtana-ital offalrn, Accordl'l\J 10 a ,wtt,y Joar ,.Ar.<X:d & Umo· (;emau, p.ii~i:-hH<I in,..(Xl;>, t:~ hH,llum1lulCn1.ii:1HX .-.ii.: u ,:ifiJ: T1erap;1 45·.i5':lb of merried ~orr,er and 50-00*:i ,:f marred '*** mor C119agc rl oxl'DJ"1nrfal oox at oo-ro &no o, OflO--.hcY dJrng ther relat,onsrio. Wl'1at • not a1,..ir1ng anougr, ro<her ~ p .11~ lh+t f:'iHff.~,~ llf1111Jf.l Hlf,il,j 'JJIH 11! fllxr,H :~ :~%. :x i·1 oft 4-W' v/Oros. 33 ctl:~ , e,'W'f thous.and are not fathire:J by the mer ovo~ thin>C:l they~--· "PlP :• :.:;t l•NnchH;(::t:ihu; HHfH inlidHlily 'l!Ol'HHl;r~il!lft lhtWl +NR"IIK1!-i h· bHl:>iil'-IH nf , ~H:4:R'll Cll h-10 mHjmjl d s1.:xi\le teo'1rd:)gies: or line social retv,'Orks and mo'J~e pholles. Up tow.. or marital ol'al-. may lnclv:1& :he ute of• mollie l)hor,e or en,11 as• p,-e'o,-rocl IT""'1S lo' eo,n-1·ulica1on. Good rews s lhat t-,chncog; can also be usec .c de.ec: &reve al ir'i:ielit/. Demo - TrackView TrackView Home Product Applications Download Help Center v English~ TrackView Total Security at Home and On-the-Go A cross-platform software app that connects your smart-P"Clnes, ta,ets and computers into a mobile secu.. system with great features such as location tr.ick,ng. video .ind audro monitoring, inst.int alert, and .. remote record n h TrackVlew, you are protected 24/7, at home and ------ on the-go! !!l 75' "' :e 0, 0 • ~ • 12'47 f- wife tracker spy app "' Mobile Parental Guardian ~ WebWatcher Companies Advertise s,. fe,ls Pnotus Gaus rteb & More. 3_9 .. FREE • Surveillance & Mobile Security ~ lrnc.:kV1cw.nf..'l ~ ft@P S1mPillanCP APfJ Search terms like “spy on cheating wife” 4.J . rREE yield up to 7 ads on Google search Couple Tracker -Mobile monitor BytePioneers s r, o @ '1.1 . FRFF 37% of ads were for mobile applications Family Locator- GPS Tracker Lre360 @ 4 .4 • FREE GPS Phone Tracker Ads directly in Play Store (app store) Fan1i1y Sa.:-ety Production '1.? . FRFF Cl1eating spouse tracker Dictlonary-lPc-epp Companies Are Complicit Gretchen Ho (ILF Mobile Apps Corp.) to support • Nov 16, 15:40 AS HI to support • Hi, If Tl I am thinking about buying your app but I have a question - if I use this app to track my husband will he know that I am tracking him? Je Thanks, Jessie c, to Hi Tt Luckies Alex <[email protected]> 11130117 tome· If: mi Dear, If you want to track someone's phone, the first thing is you need to download(httpJ/d,guestspy.com) and install the app on the phone(not laptop or desktops) you want to track. Also register or log in(if Tr you signed up already) your account and activate, then click to Hide icon then It will Undetected. After that, you can log in your account from any device to view data online from anywhere no need to de access target phoneagain. And remember with Facebook, Whatsapp, Viber, Skype.. , please, check to make sure target device tooted already to get these data. Here is link for the instruction about Pl, install: http:1/guestspy.com/how-to-jnstall-mobile-spftlo-androjd-with-guestspyJ. And with GuestSpy, you can use for free 2 days - with free version you only able to use some features: GPS, can History, Text Message. After that you can log in your account to click Renew and make payment, continue using. Tr Also it will work only on Android device, it couldn't work on iOS system because our iOS system is being upgraded. Any question? Anti-Spyware is Ineffective Most apps have some legitimate use case Virustotal flags only 7% of dual-use apps Norton catches 13% on-store, 70% off-store Implications for Survivors May not know they are being monitored Extra barrier to escape Hard to trust technology again What can be done? Legislative/Regulatory approaches Stricter enforcement on app stores Development of detection tool .
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