Guide:Resisting technological domestic abuse: Difference between revisions

If you answered yes to any of those, you may be a victim of stalkerware.

===Countermeasures===

** Use a strong screen lock method, and do not use fingerprint scan or face unlock (as those methods are rather easily fooled). There is no substitute for a [[Choosing better passwords|good password]].

* Most stalkerware programs run in the background all the time, using your battery (if applicable). Be mindful of your battery performance, particularly if it suddenly drops.

[[File:Cydia logo.png|thumb|Cydia app store logo]]

Apple, like Google, also actively removes stalkeware apps from its store. To install external apps on iOS devices, generally the device has to be [[w:jailbroken|jailbroken]] (basically, unlocked to enable non-Appstore apps). Most jaibroken devices have an alternative app store on it, called Cydia. If your device has Cydia on it, but you did not jailbreak the phone yourself, you might be a victim of stalkerware.

===Should you remove stalkerware?===

We cannot say, given that this depends on your personal circumstances. The perpetrator is very likely to notice this, and if attempting to resist may result in further abuse, it may not be advisable.<br>