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| Developer(s) | Retina-X Studios |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2007 |
| Stable release | 7.0
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| Operating system | IOS, Android, BlackBerry |
| Type | Parental controls |
| Website | mobile-spy |
Mobile-Spy is a mobile phone monitoring software developed by Retina-X Studios for Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows and Symbian operating systems. Mobile Spy markets its product as a tracking software for children, teenagers and employees. According to the developers, Mobile Spy is not a spyware because the application shows the user notification that device activities are being monitored by the device owner and administrator.[1][2][3] Mobile Spy released the world's first monitoring software for iPhone on July 9, 2009.[4] It subsequently released the first monitoring software for iPad on May 6, 2010.[5]
Features
editThe following is the list of Mobile Spy's main features:
- Logging options on monitored device for monitoring text, call information, contacts, websites visited, etc.
- Facebook Messenger, Twitter logging, WhatsApp messages, BlackBerry messenger and iMessage logging.[6]
- GPS tracking.[7]
- Content-control software for mobiles.
Usage
editMobile Spy requires the physical access in order to track a smartphone. Once installed, the application runs in the background and its web panel can be accessed remotely.[8] All logs are transferred to the Mobile Spy’s server for the user to view.[9] Under remote settings the user can change Mobile Spy settings from the panel. The software can be uninstalled remotely from the panel at any time. Mobile Spy officials announced the promise to enable parents see all text messages, track GPS locations and record phone activity.
Research purposes
editTrace Kershaw, an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Medicine, uses the app on his project named "Understanding Cell Phone Networks Using Cell Phones". The project uses Mobile Spy software to track and document all mobile phone calls, sent messages, as well as GPS coordinates that social networks members make between each other in order to better understand influences of communication and information flow within networks to health.[10][11]
Media attention and recognition
editMobile Spy has been reviewed by CNET and Tom's Guide Magazine.[12]
According to CNN, programs like Mobile Spy are becoming increasingly popular with parents as more school-age children are carrying cell phones. Parents say the services help them protect their kids against predators and also reduce "sexting," the growing practice of using mobile phones to share sexually explicit text messages and pictures. Mobile Spy has been mentioned in the New York Times and has won the Gold Award for Cell Phone Parental Control and Cell Phone Monitoring categories at TopTenReviews.com.[13][14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Austin, Kelly (22 January 2015). "Monitoring Notifications Give You a Clear Conscience". Mobile Spy. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ The Best Cell Phone Parental Control Software of 2016
- ^ The Best Cell Phone Monitoring Software of 2016
- ^ http://www.iclarified.com/4487/first-iphone-3gs-spy-software-released
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/sites/firewall/2010/05/06/first-ipad-spying-software-surfaces/
- ^ "Mobile Spy Features".
- ^ Costello, Sam. "14 Ways to Find a Stolen or Lost iPhone". About.com.
- ^ Smith, Richard (17 February 2015). "Safeguarding the Digital Hierarchy: Android Monitoring Software to the Rescue". B2C. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "How It Works".
- ^ "Trace Kershaw PhD - Current projects". Yale University. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ Trace Kershaw, PhD > Yale Medical Group | Yale School of Medicine
- ^ "CNET's Sree Sreenivasan Suggests Methods Parents Can Use To Keep Their Kids Safe Online". CBS Local Media. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/20/monitoring.kids.cellphones/index.html?iref=24hours
- ^ http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/phone-tells-if-you-are-naughty-or-nice/
External links
editCategory:Content-control software Category:Internet safety Category:Espionage Category:Surveillance