pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution

The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator.

Bryan Fleming, who ran the now-defunct surveillance software company pcTattletale from his luxurious home in Michigan, entered a guilty plea on January 6 in a San Diego federal court to charges including computer hacking, conspiracy, and the unlawful advertising of surveillance