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Techlore Talks · July 16 · 53 min

Scam Tactics, Stalkerware, Pegasus, and Surveillance Reform, with David Ruiz from Malwarebytes

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

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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

🎥 VIDEO
Watch on YouTube

🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE
Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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