Thursday, 21 November 2019, 11:31 am Press Release: Botica
This week, NortonLifeLock furthered its hand in the
fight against cyberstalking, alongside industry partners and
domestic violence orgs, with the launch of the Coalition Against Stalkerware, a global
initiative to put an end to tech-enabled abuse.
Alongside this, the NortonLifeLock Research Group (NRG)
– formerly known as Symantec Research Labs – published
a whitepaper on its proprietary
algorithm, CreepRank, it developed in partnership with
Cornell Tech and New York University, which
uncovered 1000+ apps that can be used to stalk,
manipulate and encroach on personal privacy – while 813
have been removed, 282 remain.
The
findings are especially concerning for vulnerable groups
like women and children, and underscores how hard it is for
a victim to detect creepware once it’s installed, as
it’s often masqueraded as an innocent app like parental
controls or is missing an app icon altogether.
NRG is made up of 20+ computer
scientists, researchers and PhD students who are committed
to exploring research and promising new technologies across
privacy and security. Let me know if you’re
interested in connecting with a researcher, who can provide
background on stalkerware or serve as a resource in the
future. We can also provide a real-life demo on how
“creepware” and “stalkerware” work, if that’s ever
of interest.
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