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PCTattletale Founder Pleads Guilty in Rare Stalkerware Prosecution – January 2026

Author/Source: Bitdefender See the full link here

Takeaway

This article reports that the founder of PCTattletale, Alan R. Marcum, admitted guilt for helping people secretly access others’ computers. You will learn about how his company’s “stalkerware” was used and why this legal case is an important step against such surveillance software.

Technical Subject Understandability

Beginner

Analogy/Comparison

Using stalkerware is like secretly putting a tiny camera and microphone in someone’s house to watch and listen to everything they do without them knowing.

Why It Matters

This case matters because it shows that companies making “stalkerware” can be held responsible for the harm their products cause, not just the people who use them. This software has been used to monitor victims of domestic abuse, making it harder for them to be safe or leave abusive situations.

Related Terms

stalkerware, keylogging. Jargon Conversion: Stalkerware is spy software used to secretly watch someone’s computer activity, including what they type and screenshots. Keylogging is recording every key someone types on a keyboard.