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SpyFone app CEO fails to get US FTC order vacated

( December 8, 2025, 19:03 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission announced it has denied a petition by SpyFone.com Chief Executive Scott Zuckerman to modify or vacate an order banning them from providing monitoring products and services and requiring implementation of an information-security program. The FTC determined that Zuckerman failed to show changed conditions of fact or law sufficient to justify reopening and setting aside the consent order. The FTC alleged that SpyFone and Zuckerman sold apps that allowed purchasers to secretly monitor devices without device-owner knowledge.Statement follows in full:...

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