Valentines Day Spyware: Fear of Facebook Cheating

by Jordan Yerman | February 10, 2010 at 11:15 am

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As Valentine's Day approaches, thoughts turn to love... and spyware. In the era of Facebook-driven divorce and SMS breakups, it would seem romantic relationships are skating on thinner ice than usual. People are going for it, though, as Brickhouse reports a 242% spike in sales of personal surveillance tools in the days before Valentine's Day, which they chalk up to the fear of Facebook cheating.

Brickhouse Security has just the product for those who suspect their spouse of cheating... a USB spyware tool called the iBot. If you aren't sure if your relationship is on the rocks, just start spying on your spouse to tip that relationship over the edge, and into seriously troubled waters.

BrickHouse, a company that seems to be a go-to for TV producers — they’ve been on CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN and Fox News — recommends the Stealth iBot monitoring tool. It installs in 5 seconds from a USB drive, says BrickHouse. Then you remove the drive and let the installed software record all activity on all accounts, including Facebook use. The iBot software will snap up to 10,000 screenshots as evidence.

Much as I love the iBot's spyplane logo, I'm not linking to the product page because I don't want you to do anything silly, like intall a rootkit on your loved one's computer. He or she will find out, despite whatever the manufacturer claims, and then your relationship is done.