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Cell Phone Spying Apps Next Step…

Sell the app antidote!

Google may have “Don’t be evil” as its motto, but DLP Mobile seems to be embracing the dark side in charging £1.86 for an app to remove its own spyware.

Companies that sell software for spying on partners are already on highly-dubious moral ground, but selling an application to remove your own spyware would be a step too far for most. But not DLP Mobile, who will sell you a copy of Reveal, an application designed to remove their own spying application… despite the fact that the former isn’t available any more. (more)

By on 17/11/2010

Google Bans SMS Spy App Tap

A controversial mobile phone application, which helps a cell phone user read the text messages of others secretly, has been removed from sale by Internet search engine Google.

Google said the application, called SMS Secret Replicator, violated its terms.

Once installed on a mobile phone, the Android phone application automatically creates carbon copies of incoming text messages and forwards them to a selected number – prompting fears it could be used by jealous lovers and even work colleagues to snoop on private messages. (more) (video)

Google may have dropped it from their marketplace, but doesn’t mean this $9.99 app is not available elsewhere. (more)

Coming soon, a way you can detect if your phone is infected with spyware. (more)

By on 01/11/2010

WSJ Finds Sheep Are Easy to Track

The down side of social not-working…

Many of the most popular applications, or “apps,” on the social-networking site Facebook Inc. have been transmitting identifying information—in effect, providing access to people’s names and, in some cases, their friends’ names—to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies, a Wall Street Journal investigation has found.

The issue affects tens of millions of Facebook app users, including people who set their profiles to Facebook’s strictest privacy settings. (more)

By on 19/10/2010

A New Suite of Phone Espionage Software

Phone Creeper V0.9 (BETA) for Windows Mobile Cell Phones – “This is a phone espionage suite. It can be silently installed by just inserting an SD card with the files below on it. The program does not show up under installed programs or running programs and allows for a useful array or features. Phones running this software can be remotely controlled by SMS text messages. All commands will be silently received and deleted immediately and results will be issued back to sender. Pre-configured settings can be added to the installer to have your own default password and phone number to receive live updates. By default, this program will silently reinstall itself even after a hard reset, if the memory card with these files is still in the device.” (more)

P.S. There is even an Anti-Creeper app. Both are FREE but donations are solicited.

By on 13/10/2010

Cyber Espionage – How Exposed Are You?

As the digital age advances, so too does the technology used to spy on our online activities. Cyber espionage is by far one of the biggest threats to our privacy and business operations. This briefing looks at where some of these threats are coming from and a few tips on protecting you from cyber-espionage.

For a free copy of this briefing, “Cyber Espionage – How exposed are you?”, please click here .

By on 05/10/2010

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