Spyware apps on mobile devices can be very handy, but they can also cause a few tech migraines from time to time. According to an American-based study, a number of well-known smartphone spyware apps are very hard to detect and remove. Furthermore, as the security shield weakens, the odds of a personal security leakage goes up. Kristy Cameron tries to make sense of it all, as CTV’s Dan Riskin stops by the Ottawa Now studios.

<p>Spyware apps on mobile devices can be very handy, but they can also cause a few tech migraines from time to time. According to an American-based study, a number of well-known smartphone spyware apps are very hard to detect and remove. Furthermore, as the security shield weakens, the odds of a personal security leakage goes up. Kristy Cameron tries to make sense of it all, as CTV’s Dan Riskin stops by the Ottawa Now studios.</p>

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