The FTC’s first spyware ban nixes a company whose “slipshod” security practices led to exposure of thousands of victims’ illegally collected personal data. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ...

One down, far too many left to go. On Wednesday the Federal Trade Commission announced it had banned SpyFone, the maker of a so-called stalkerware app, from the digital surveillance business. As their ...

The Federal Trade Commission has banned spyware maker SpyFone and its CEO Scott Zuckerman from operating in the surveillance industry. The company has also been ordered to delete the data it allegedly ...

FTC has banned stalkerware maker Spyfone and CEO Scott Zuckerman from the surveillance business after failing to protect customers' devices from hackers and sharing info on their location and activity ...

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered the developer of the SpyFone spyware app to delete all data that has been collected. On September 1, the data watchdog said that SpyFone, together ...

The Federal Trade Commission has banned the SpyFone company and its CEO from the surveillance industry, ordering the firm to delete all data and notify everyone affected. SpyFone and its CEO, Scott ...

In context: Surrvelience apps have been around for a while, but you rarely see developers prosecuted, sued, or otherwise punished when someone discovers it on their device. This is because it is not ...

The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously voted to ban the spyware maker SpyFone and its chief executive Scott Zuckerman from the surveillance industry, the first order of its kind, after the ...

Spyware is morally dubious software, and yet, business is booming. This particular form of malware comes in various forms including keyloggers, modular software capable of taking screenshots, ...

We discovered that all the data collected by the application "SpyFone" that can monitor position information of children and employees and operation contents on smartphone from the web can be accessed ...