A Hacker Has Wiped a Spyware Company’s Servers

Re:A Hacker Has Wiped a Spyware Company’s Servers by HarryHirsch on Monday February 19, 2018 @11:50AM (#16413942)

I see a legitimate business opportunity, a phone walking service. You collect the children's phones and take them to the mall, the library or wherever teenagers go these days, and meanwhile the kids can enjoy life without parental surveillance.

You do wonder what the 24-hour panopticon does to adolescents' mental health and to the health of the parent-child relationship.

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Re:A Hacker Has Wiped a Spyware Company’s Servers by keithpeter on Monday February 19, 2018 @12:22PM (#16414169)

Of course the walkers would have to check the facebook status every 5 minutes and post cupcake pictures to instagram at least once to maintain a credible profile.

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Re:A Hacker Has Wiped a Spyware Company’s Servers by ams6110 on Monday February 19, 2018 @08:36PM (#16417219)

That's how my friends and I grew up. You left the house --- you were just GONE --- until you came back. Short of hiring a private investigator, your parents really had no precise idea of what you were up to.

Of course, they did tend to find out the important stuff anyway. The parent grapevine was definitely alive and well.

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Re:A Hacker Has Wiped a Spyware Company’s Servers by davidsong on Monday February 19, 2018 @01:08PM (#16414475)

How about a USB OTG microphone, GPS and camera that tell a pack of lies, ideally implemented as an app on a second phone.

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Re:A Hacker Has Wiped a Spyware Company’s Servers by thisacctforreal on Monday February 19, 2018 @12:22PM (#16414163)

Don't forget to lend the client a phone to forward calls to.

Charging a monthly flat-rate for x hours / y days might also help deter abuse.

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