FOI release

tech stalking among young people

Case reference FOI2025/01183

Received 5 August 2025

Published 2 September 2025

Request

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. Q1) For the past 10 years, please share the number of reports received by the police where a victim suspects hidden spyware, AKA stalkerware, has been installed on their device by someone else, in order to track their location or monitor their activity. Please include search results for any of the following phrases: 'stalkerware', 'spyware', 'mSpy', and 'tracking app'. a) 2015 b) 2016 c) 2017 d) 2018 e) 2019 f) 2020 g) 2021 h) 2022 i) 2023 j) 2024 k) 2025 - latest available data Q2) Of the reports in Q1, how many of the victims were aged under 25? a) 2015 b) 2016 c) 2017 d) 2018 e) 2019 f) 2020 g) 2021 h) 2022 i) 2023 j) 2024

Response

x1 occurence in 2022

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