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gadfly··on A New Malware Detection Tool That Can Expose Illegitimate State Surveillance
Thanks for your great analysis.

The developer has re-opened my report now, which will probably never be addressed anyway, since the UI is so convoluted.

Funny thing is that this 'anti-spyware' app creates more confusion than most of the spyware I've seen. Sadly, most people will just run this thing and think they're safe, since they believe the authorities (eff.org, amnesty) but don't even use a firewall.

gadfly··on A New Malware Detection Tool That Can Expose Illegitimate State Surveillance
I observed some suspicious spy-like activity by Detekt v.1.1 and added an issue to the Detekt github site:

https://github.com/botherder/detekt/issues/20

The developer immediately closed my report, without discussion and all he could say is: "Trust me. Detekt definitely isn't spyware."

Somehow, this does not make me feel secure.