About this episode

David Ruiz discusses scam tactics, stalkerware, and privacy in the context of surveillance reform.

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 🎥 VIDEO Watch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★

People in this episode

Host: Techlore

Guest: David Ruiz

Topics covered

• scam tactics
• stalkerware
• nation-state spyware
• privacy
• surveillance reform

Keywords

• scam tactics
• stalkerware
• spyware
• privacy
• surveillance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Malwarebytes, Coalition Against Stalkerware, Citizen Lab, Electronic Frontier Foundation

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