The nasty rise of stalkerware

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English - October 31, 2020 14:43 - 48 minutes - ★★★★ - 13 ratings
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Episode: The nasty rise of stalkerware
Pub date: 2020-10-30

Coming up today: Natasha looks into Uber’s robo-firings, Matt Burgess charts the grim rise of stalkerware and Vicki explains why there might not be signs of life on Venus after all

The stories we talked about this week:

Scientists found signs of life on Venus. Now they’re not so sure
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/venus-phosphine-life-questions

Inside the fight to rid the world of abusive stalkerware
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/stalkerware-spyware-monitoring-apps-uk

If you believe you are living with cases of stalkerware or other forms of domestic abuse, the UK's National Domestic Abuse Helpline can be contacted on: 0808 2000 247. There are also resources available at refuge.org.uk

Music by Filip Hnizdo

Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess

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