Schlagwort: digital violence

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„Knocked out and fucked“: On XVideos clips dealing with rape are automatically recommended. Anonymous uploads raise doubts about whether recordings are consensual. Our research reveals how sexualized violence can spread on the platform.

Illustrationen von zwei Menschen am Esstisch, neben ihnen ihre Telefone

Stalkerware is software designed to run on your smartphone, keep tabs on everything you do and report it back to whoever decided to spy on the intimate details of your life. This is a crime in most countries, but the apps are hard to find. Security researchers are working to change that.

A manufacturer of consumer spyware marketed to parents and partners has published incredibly intimate user data on a server freely accessible over the Internet. Freely available for all to see and hear: photos of children, school report cards, call recordings. The companies responsible for the stalkerware are largely indifferent to what happens with the data.

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Der Hersteller einer Überwachungs-App für Eltern und Partner hat intime Nutzerdaten auf einem Server veröffentlicht. Dort zu sehen und hören: Kinderfotos, Schulzeugnisse, Telefonmitschnitte. Den Firmen hinter der Stalkerware ist weitgehend egal, was mit den ausspionierten Daten passiert.

Hände halten ein Smartphone vor dunklem Hintergrund

The booming industry around spy apps profits from the support of big tech companies. Paypal already blocked a manufacturer’s account, but he simply reappeared under a different name.

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Spyware-Firma stellt private Daten von Kunden ins Internet

Paypal back to handling payments for an app that violent partners use for stalking