In a survey published Monday (16) by security software developer Kaspersky, “one in four Brazilians experience or experience malicious monitoring via technology”. According to the researchers, installing a spy app on a cell phone was the most common form of digital tracking.
The “online tracking in relationships” study reveals that such programs, often downloaded from the internet with malware risks, are often installed on the victim’s device, which the abuser wants to track. without even knowing what it is. Interviews showed that 70% of Brazilians do not know what spyware or peer software is, let alone the existence of spyware.
How does the tracking software work in Brazil?
Expert Stalkerwares can track and report anyone’s movements online via GPS, monitor activities on social networks, phone calls, photos and any material transmitted or received via cell phone. In Brazil the issue is so serious that it even led to the amendment of law 14.132/21. Criminal Code, which foresees the crime of stalking.
Although the law was adopted in the context of combating domestic violence against women, the results of the Brazilian version of the Kaspersky study show that 32% of the 30% who claim to know tracking software or spousal software in our country are men and 29% are women. According to experts, cyber harassment is a form of violence as well as physical, psychological and financial. forming a form of aggression.
The “online tracking in relationships” survey was conducted in September 2021 by the London-based Sapio online company. Globally, 21,000 interviews were conducted in 21 countries, including Brazil. The realization, tabulation and dissemination marks the second anniversary of the founding of Stalkerware Against the Coalition, of which Kaspersky is a co-founder.
Source: Tec Mundo
