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If you own a smartphone--yes, even an iPhone--your private life could be about to get a lot less private, thanks to a company called Mobile Spy, whose software allows for real-time viewing of SMS activity, instant GPS tracking and the ability to view any photos or videos taken on a handset from anywhere in the world.
Once the Mobile Spy application has been loaded onto an iPhone, anyone with internet access and the correct password can log on to the company's website and track their target phone's usage, and subsequently, the phone's user. The smartphone's user will be none the wiser to the fact that they're being watched, as unlike other iOS apps, Mobile Spy has no icon and no leaves no trace its existence in the handset's settings.
While Mobile Spy will no doubt be a Godsend in the eyes of Corporate IT types who are responsible for ensuring that their company's employees aren't abusing their cellular phone privileges, the software could also end being a serious bummer for kids with over-protective parents or people with creepy exes that "just want to be sure that you're OK".
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