The Spyware Used in Intimate Partner Violence

This course explores the spyware used in intimate partner violence, focusing on tracking, monitoring, and causing harm through technology. The learning outcomes include understanding the IPS spyware ecosystem, identifying dangerous apps, and analyzing the dual-use nature of many spying tools. The course teaches skills such as app crawling, machine learning for app labeling, and evaluating app features for IPS contexts. The teaching method involves a measurement pipeline combining web crawling and machine learning. The intended audience includes researchers, cybersecurity professionals, policymakers, and individuals interested in technology-facilitated abuse.