• @Epilektoi_Hoplitai@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Also known as stalkerware or spouseware, these kinds of phone monitoring apps are often planted by someone — such as spouses or domestic partners — with physical access to a person’s phone, without their consent or knowledge.

    Man. The fact that stalkerware is used so often on people’s domestic partners that they call it “spouseware” is pretty fuckin’ bleak.

      • @sin_free_for_00_days
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        1 year ago

        Damn, you aren’t kidding. Also, people, just a little advice from an old man, if you feel the need to stalk/spy on your SO, just understand the relationship is already over and move one without doing this kind of shit.

        • @girlfreddy@lemmy.ca
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          21 year ago

          As an old woman I agree. The idea that revenge or forcing someone to admit what you suspected will make you feel better in any way, shape or form is a waste of energy at best. At worst it’s stupid and myopic.

          Walking away from it is far more healthy and so much easier. Chalk it up to a learning experience.

    • grey
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      11 year ago

      I could only mildly understand using something like it on your small childs computer, but anything more than that is awful.