Stalkerware operator pleads guilty in rare prosecution
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The owner of stalkerware company pcTattletale pleaded guilty to federal charges for selling spyware to monitor people without consent. This marks the first successful prosecution of a stalkerware operator since 2014, following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations.
Source: The Record
The owner of a Michigan-based stalkerware company pleaded guilty this week to federal charges for selling a surveillance product designed to spy on people without their consent. Bryan Fleming admitted to founding and running pcTattletale, a company that marketed its spyware as a way for customers to catch romantic partners cheating. Fleming’s guilty plea is the first successful prosecution of a stalkerware operator since 2014. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) began probing pcTattletale and more than 100 other websites selling stalkerware applications in Jun. 2021, according to a search warrant affidavit in the case. Full Story