mSpy is a troubling spy tool that users can install on a smartphone or tablet. Once installed, the app allows others to remotely spy on text messages, call logs, emails and more. Though the Next Web made a big deal about the app, it’s something that most iOS owners can dismiss. Thankfully.

MSpy is marketed as a tool for businesses to monitor their employees and for parents to track their kids.  The app enables monitoring tools that go way beyond finding someone’s location. The app allows others to peek into emails, read private messages,access  location information and track app usage. If you have an Android device, the app can even be used to record conversations using the device’s built-in microphone.

The software runs on iOS devices, it requires the device to be jailbroken.

The app has rave reviews, but it also brings up big questions about privacy and the extent of monitoring that is acceptable within a business or even a family. These are both acceptable scenarios for monitoring — imagine what would happen if  the app was used for nefarious purposes.

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