The commodification of mobile phone surveillance: an analysis of the consumer spyware industry
This article examines the attempts of "spyware" developers to commodify and market their products to a general audience. While consumers of "spyware" have often been government and law enforcement (Citizen Lab, 2015), there is an increasing attempt to market, sell, and commodify...
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Crime, media, culture
Year: 2020, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-60 |
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