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Why are they calling those "tattleware" and not spyware?

• Mordisquitos 6y ago
  Probably because the term "spyware" is already widely used for software which surreptitiously spies on the user without their knowledge, which is not the case here. Though I agree that "tattleware" is not a very good name. What about "jailerware" or "bigbrotherware"?
  • pluc 6y ago
    Doesn't this fit your description of "spyware"?
    • a1369209993 6y ago
      They're defining "spyware" in part as requiring that (at least by design) you don't know ahead of time that it's spying on you. (Whereas the location-monitoring app openly admits that it violates your privacy rights.) That's arguably not a very good definition, but it's certainly a definition you could choose to use for a word.