Today's @FTC action against stalker apps seems to lean into Unfairness more than usual. App developers didn't take reasonable steps to ensure the apps would "be used only for legitimate and lawful purposes by the purchaser." https://t.co/GtQGqY3Zyl pic.twitter.com/YzBWrAKaWm
— Joseph Jerome (@joejerome) October 22, 2019
Today @FTC announces its first case against developers of “stalking apps” (1/5) https://t.co/PHT1qdw5TD
— Noah J. Phillips (@FTCPhillips) October 22, 2019
@FTC has barred the developers of three “stalking” apps from selling apps that monitor consumers’ mobile devices unless they take steps to ensure the apps will only be used for legitimate purposes: https://t.co/NG1SWRs1dM
— FTC (@FTC) October 22, 2019
This is INSANITY & shows that @Pulte thinks his followers are stupid enough to believe he has ANYTHING to do w/this case regarding Retina-X Studios & James Johns, Jr. https://t.co/zDo218oJFD This is a VERY narrow settlement re: apps that run surreptitiously in the background. https://t.co/rJZtPArG05
— SamanthaKBW (@LegalBeagle1215) October 22, 2019
What a jackass. @pulte has NOTHING to do with this case from 2017. https://t.co/zDo218oJFD
— SamanthaKBW (@LegalBeagle1215) October 22, 2019
New FTC proposed settlement: The agency "has barred the developers of three 'stalking' apps from selling apps that monitor consumers’ mobile devices unless they take certain steps to ensure the apps will only be used for legitimate purposes." https://t.co/EXeiMtyM9S
— Sara Merken (@SaraMerken) October 22, 2019
The FTC took its first-ever action today against a maker of "stalkerware," software used by spouses, parents and others to surveil purported loved ones' cell phones. https://t.co/5xtNO3tF6q
— Axios (@axios) October 22, 2019
FTC bans Retina-X from selling spouseware/stalkerware, thanks largely to the work done by @lorenzofb and @josephfcox. https://t.co/GKwuZNHwuS
— Eva (@evacide) October 22, 2019
New: in a first, the FTC has banned a company from selling spyware unless it can guarantee that it will be used for legitimate purposes.
— Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (@lorenzofb) October 22, 2019
The company is Retina-X. It sold software that was used by abusive partners to stalk their loved ones. https://t.co/QmwOpuyIjj
The FTC’s move comes after Motherboard revealed a hacker had repeatedly breached Retina-X and gained access to sensitive user data.https://t.co/E8irHZS5gz
— Motherboard (@motherboard) October 22, 2019
In a First, FTC Bans Company From Selling 'Stalkerware' https://t.co/gO8hPpBG7p
— Graham Cluley (@gcluley) October 22, 2019
New: after we showed a hacker repeatedly gained access to the servers of Retina-X, a company that sold so-called stalkerware, the FTC has banned the developer from making any more monitoring apps unless they can ensure legitimate use https://t.co/4pudqzqfdA
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) October 22, 2019
Updated with comment from Retina-X's lawyer:
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) October 22, 2019
"While the firm’s clients were the unfortunate victims of a skilled hacker, they would like to thank the FTC for its professionalism during the course of the investigation."https://t.co/4pudqzqfdA
NEW: The FTC’s move comes after @motherboard revealed a hacker had repeatedly breached Retina-X and gained access to sensitive user data. https://t.co/ESPEqcIE1e
— VICE (@VICE) October 22, 2019
Motherboard In a First, FTC Bans Company From Selling ‘Stalkerware’: The FTC’s move comes after Motherboard revealed a hacker had repeatedly breached Retina-X and gained access to sensitive… https://t.co/5r8pA6wLG2 #privacy #malware #stalking #cellphonetracking Via @motherboard pic.twitter.com/j1UJhUnq1U
— Bradley Jon Eaglefeather (@bjeaglefeather) October 22, 2019
Oh look, the law actually allows for regulating malicious software without creating an entire new governance structure https://t.co/nYO3qzfdFt
— ☠l̶̫͚̍̃͊́͐e̷̛̊́x̸-̴́̿n̷̛̜̣̥͛̋͛̓ǒ̶̾̿̒͂̈́̍d̸͛̔̀̽ë̵́☠ (@lex_node) October 22, 2019
Well done FTC! "we will seek to hold app developers accountable for designing and marketing a dangerous product" . https://t.co/vwIcYQpumc
— Alan (@alansopinion) October 23, 2019
Zum ersten Mal wurde in den USA #Stalkerware verboten.
— Anne Roth (@annalist) October 23, 2019
"Stalkerware is often used in abusive relationships, even if companies selling the software claim it is only to be used for legally monitoring children or employees."#DigitaleGewalt https://t.co/DL5m5q19ib