Category: stalking apps

Instagram is trying to shut down stalking app Like Patrol

Post author By Randall
Post date October 31, 2019
Categories In apps, Facebook, gear, Instagram, Internet, ios, like patrol, Mobile, Social Media, stalking, stalking apps, Tech

[ad_1] Like Patrol launched on iOS in July with a subscription price of $2.99 per week or $80 per year. The app’s founder, Sergio Luis Quintero, says that fewer than 300 people are currently subscribed. Like Patrol sends notifications to users whenever their target likes or comments on an Instagram post and provides analytics about […]

FTC issues its first ban on ‘stalking’ apps

Post author By Randall
Post date October 23, 2019
Categories In Ftc, gear, retina-x, Security, stalking apps, Tech

[ad_1] The FTC’s decision affects three applications in particular: MobileSpy, created to keep an eye on employees’ and kids’ devices, as well as PhoneSheriff and TeenShield, which were specifically designed to monitor kids’ phones. Retina-X sold 15,000 subscriptions for its apps before it stopped selling them last year. Retina-X apps bypass Android and iOS security […]