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In recent years, an industry of stalkerware—including so-called spouseware—has grown. When malicious stalkerware is installed on devices, it is well hidden. It allows the spy ware’s owner to spy on everything the victim is doing. According to Eva Galperin, researcher at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, “Full access to someone’s phone is essentially full access to someone’s mind.” This spyware has serious repercussions for the right to privacy, and could pose severe risks to victims of domestic abuse.
In this episode, host Amy Lehr talks with Steve Feldstein, associate professor and Frank and Bethine Church Chair of Public Affairs at Boise State University, about the concerns his research identified with regard to how AI-powered surveillance technology is being deployed around the world, and...
Published 02/21/20
In this episode, host Amy Lehr talks with Brittan Heller, founding Director of the Center on Technology and Society for the Anti-Defamation League. They discuss online hate speech and how it connects to real-life violence. They also discuss the roles of governments, companies, and citizens in...
Published 02/14/20