Annual Kaspersky report on stalkerware highlights the link between online and offline violence
In the third edition of “The State of Stalkerware Report 2021” Kaspersky presents findings on the impact of stalkerware on its victims and the state of stalkerware in the world. Kaspersky’s data shows that in 2021 close to 32,700 unique global...
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The Coalition Against Stalkerware welcomes the inclusion of cyberstalking and cyber-harassment in the new European Commission’s proposal on combating violence against women and domestic violence
On International Women’s Day (8 March 2022) the European Commission published a proposal for a directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence. The proposal aims to ensure a minimum level of protection across the EU against suc...
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Coalition Against Stalkerware celebrates two years of work to keep technology safe for all
To mark the second anniversary, the international alliance takes a look back on its achievements while seeing still a lot of challenges ahead. Two years ago, in November 2019, the Coalition Against Stalkerware was founded by 10 organizations. Tod...
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Coalition Against Stalkerware Commends FTC’s Actions Against SpyFone
Yesterday, the Federal Traded Commission (FTC) in the United States announced banned stalkerware maker SpyFone and its CEO Scott Zuckerman from the surveillance business over allegations of secretly harvesting and sharing data on people's physical m...
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The Coalition Against Stalkerware launches new technical training
Fulfilling one of the Coalition’s founding missions, the Coalition Against Stalkerware’s basic technical training on stalkerware aims to help increase capacity building among non-profit organizations, working with survivors and victims, law ...
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Coalition Announces New Partners, Activities
Since the Coalition Against Stalkerware was launched less than two years ago, it has grown a lot. From ten founding partners, we now have more than forty partner organizations from around the globe, working in domestic violence survivor support and ...
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Coalition Against Stalkerware launches new website
In the year and a half since the Coalition Against Stalkerware was founded, it has been very active. Currently counting over 30 partners from around the world, the Coalition continues to work hard to raise awareness of stalkerware, build capacity on...
Read more INTERPOL supporting Coalition Against Stalkerware to fight tech-enabled abuse
The International Criminal Police Organization to enhance the ability of the global law enforcement community to investigate the use of stalkerware and support victims requesting assistance Monitoring someone through their phone or computer, is a...
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Coalition Members publish major reports on the state of stalkerware in 2020
During the past few years, members of the Coalition Against Stalkerware have invested more and more time not only in detecting stalkerware but also in understanding the wider phenomenon. As part of this work, the cybersecurity companies Avast, Kasp...
Read more Don’t accept paid articles from stalkerware apps
In recent months, we have seen a fairly large number of paid content placements promoting stalkerware in online publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle and the Detroit Metro Times. The articles are often written in the form ...
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