Millions of People Are Installing Malware on Their Partners’ Phones (with Zack Whittaker)

This week Joseph speaks to Zack Whittaker, an editor at TechCrunch. Zack has been leading coverage into the spouseware or stalkerware industry.…

By AI Maestro May 26, 2026 1 min read
Millions of People Are Installing Malware on Their Partners’ Phones (with Zack Whittaker)


Millions of People Are Installing Malware on Their Partners’ Phones (with Zack Whittaker)

This week Joseph speaks to Zack Whittaker, an editor at TechCrunch. Zack has been leading coverage into the spouseware or stalkerware industry. This is malware sold to ordinary people, which they then often install on their girlfriend’s or someone else’s phone. Zack talks about the crazy scope of this problem.


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