SpyFone
SpyFone was a monitoring product sold by Support King. The US Federal Trade Commission alleged that it enabled purchasers to monitor another person’s location, messages, photos, browsing, and application activity without the device owner’s knowledge.
The FTC also alleged inadequate security and weak controls over misuse. Its 2021 order banned Support King and its chief executive from the surveillance business, required deletion of collected data, and required notice to affected device owners. The FTC denied a later petition to vacate or modify that order in 2025.
The case is central to Case for privacy and security because product capability, marketing, and misuse controls jointly shape risk. Calling software parental or employee monitoring does not neutralize its use as stalkerware.