Almost half of Argentines check their partner’s cell phone: how to know if they are spying on you

According to data from the security company Avast, which surveyed 1,000 Argentines who are in a relationship, 44% of those who answered (half men half women) You suspect your partner has accessed your phone, and another 24% aren't sure (24% of men vs. 24% of women). Less than half (46%; 44% of men vs. 48% of women) of Argentines who discovered that their partner had violated their privacy confronted them.

"Looking through someone's phone without permission is not acceptable. regardless of connection status," said Javier Rincón, regional director in Latin America for Avast. "The results of our survey show that people realized that their partner had tampered with their cell phone by noticing that the settings were changed, that something was different, that their partner knew their private information that they share through messages or calls or finding an app they haven't installed on their cell phones. These are all red flags and there may be some stalkerware applications are also included.

How people found out their partner had access to their phones
Of those who suspected their partner had access to their phone without their consent, 39% said their partner admitted to the act, 29% caught their partner "in the act" and 15% said their partner knew things they have shared privately via your phone.

Of those who confronted their partner after discovering he had accessed their mobile device, most discussed the incident and agreed that they would not allow it to happen again, without permission. About a quarter of those surveyed (22%) said the incident led to verbal abuse.

Of those who chose not to confront their partners, 31% wanted to check if it was a one-time incident, and 11% were afraid of a fight.

How do I know if my partner is spying on my cell phone?

One of the signs that the phone is compromised is a sudden and unexpected problem in the operation of the mobile phone. More frequent slowdowns or freezes may be caused by stalkerware. Settings changed without consent, for example a new browser homepage, new icons on the phone, a different default search engineor other changes not made by the device owner, may be caused by stalkerware. Receiving strange messages, such as sudden pop-ups or error messages from programs that have always worked well before, can also indicate spyware..