Scam Tactics, Stalkerware, Pegasus, and Surveillance Reform, with David Ruiz from Malwarebytes
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Every major global event brings the same scam tactics wearing a new mask. In this interview, David Ruiz, journalist and privacy advocate at Malwarebytes, breaks down how to identify (and avoid) scams, stalkerware vs. nation-state spyware, and what privacy is actually about.
🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
• Malwarebytes: https://malwarebytes.com/
• Coalition Against Stalkerware: https://stopstalkerware.org/
• Citizen Lab: https://citizenlab.ca/
• Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org/
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
- (00:00) - INTRO
- (01:31) - DAVID'S BACKGROUND
- (06:38) - POLICY BEHIND-THE-SCENES
- (09:18) - WORLD CUP SCAMS
- (16:58) - BEHAVIORAL VS. TECHNOLOGICAL DEFENSES
- (18:53) - SCAMS VS. MARKETING
- (21:49) - RESPONSIBILITY
- (24:35) - WHERE TOOLS FIT + MALWAREBYTES TOOLS
- (28:42) - MALWAREBYTES RELATIONSHIP TO BIG TECH
- (31:30) - ANALYTICS
- (33:56) - COALITION AGAINST STALKERWARE
- (41:46) - STALKERWARE VS. GOVERNMENT SPYWARE
- (44:32) - STALKERWARE IS MOSTLY ANDROID?
- (47:44) - DAVID'S TECH STACK
- (50:29) - FINAL THOUGHTS
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