The nasty rise of stalkerware

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Coming up today: Natasha looks into Uber’s robo-firings, Matt Burgess charts the grim rise of stalkerware and Vicki explains why there might not be signs of life on Venus after all

The stories we talked about this week:

Scientists found signs of life on Venus. Now they’re not so sure
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/venus-phosphine-life-questions

Inside the fight to rid the world of abusive stalkerware
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/stalkerware-spyware-monitoring-apps-uk

If you believe you are living with cases of stalkerware or other forms of domestic abuse, the UK's National Domestic Abuse Helpline can be contacted on: 0808 2000 247. There are also resources available at refuge.org.uk

Music by Filip Hnizdo

Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess

Brian Satis

Brian is WhatPod's Technology Editor. San Jose resident and veteran of the first Silicon Valley tech boom, Brian is founder of Duotone Game Studio and a contributing writer for Synthetic Dimensions, Podzone and Tech News Monthly.Got a podcast to suggest ? Contact Brian (brian.satis@whatpod.com.au)