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Judge permanently shuts down cellphone spyware app

Posted on January 27, 2015June 30, 2025 by Dissent

AP reports:

A federal judge has permanently shut down a cellphone spyware app called “StealthGenie” that exposed targets to having their calls and emails monitored without their knowledge.

Judge Leonie (LAY-uh-nee) Brinkema in Alexandria issued a permanent injunction shutting down StealthGenie on Tuesday. That follows a temporary injunction issued last year.

Read more on WTOP.

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