Smart Sheriff
Smart Sheriff (
While the government maintained the app is intended to protect minors from harmful content, the app has been criticized for its invasion of
An activist organization, Open Net Korea, has called the app the equivalent of installing surveillance cameras in teenagers's phones, without public consultation, and is challenging the regulation in court.[3][6] There are concerns that introduction of the app for teenagers is only the first step, preparing the ground for introduction of a similar app for adults.[4]
By June 2015 the app had been downloaded about 500,000 times.[8]
It is the first parental control app that has been made a legally required, obligatory install in any country.[9]
In early November 2015, reports of serious security holes caused the Korean government to withdraw its support for the app and instead suggest using alternative services.[10][11]
See also
References
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- ^ "South Korean minors to be monitored via smartphone spying apps - Help Net Security". www.net-security.org. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ a b c d Vaas, Lisa (20 May 2015). "South Korea mandates spyware on teens' phones". Naked Security. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ^ a b c d "Spyware for teenagers". Korea Times. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ^ a b c d "South Korea provokes teenage smartphone privacy row". BBC News. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ^ a b c d e Martin, Alexander J (19 May 2015). "South Korea mandates spyware installation on teenagers' smartphones". The Register. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ^ a b c "South Korea Mandates Obsessive Kid-Tracking Spyware". Infosecurity Magazine. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ^ a b c "South Korea orders all teenagers should install "Smart Sheriff" App for surveillance". 22 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ^ "South Korea will legalize spying on teenagers". www.tcinet.ru. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ^ "S. Korea pulls plug on child monitoring app – The Korea Times". www.koreatimesus.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
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