| Most people, at one time or another, wish to be able | | | | websites will require the purchaser to acknowledge |
| to spy on cell phone activities or listen in secretly to | | | | that he is the legitimate owner or administrator of |
| a call. They very often include people who may be | | | | the cell phone to be spied on before allowing the use |
| suspicious that their spouse or partner is cheating on | | | | of the software. |
| them. Many parents also wish to know if their | | | | Once the purchase is made, the software may be |
| children are visiting inappropriate websites, or making | | | | downloaded, and then installed on the cell phone. It is |
| contact with untrustworthy characters through calls | | | | compatible with different models of mobile phones, |
| or text messages. | | | | such as the iPhone, Blackberry, Android and Mobile |
| There are also employers who give company-owned | | | | Windows phones, and even the iPad. A requirement |
| phones to their employees, and naturally want | | | | is that the phone must be Internet capable, because |
| assurance that the phones will be used for work | | | | monitoring is made possible by Internet connectivity. |
| purposes only. | | | | Each software purchase comes with an associated |
| Suspicious spouses, parents, and employers can now | | | | account name and password. One logs in to this |
| actually spy on cell phone users by means of stealth | | | | account, using any computer that has online access, |
| spy software. This software is installed on the cell | | | | to be able to monitor calls and messages on the |
| phone without the intended users knowledge. | | | | phone. He can see phone logs that include a recording |
| Employers and parents can pre-install it before giving | | | | of each call, the number that was dialled or that |
| the phone to their employee or child. Spouses can | | | | called in, and the date, time and duration of the call. |
| install the program on their partners phone when the | | | | He can also see transcripts of text messages, the |
| latter is asleep or away from it. Once installed, the | | | | associated numbers, and the dates and times when |
| stealth software is undetectable, and the user has no | | | | the messages were sent. Furthermore, he can see |
| idea that his calls and messages are being monitored. | | | | websites visited on the phone, and when those visits |
| Many websites offer spy software at different | | | | took place. These records may be sorted, stored, |
| prices, depending on the features included. Some | | | | copied or deleted at the users discretion. |