snitchware

Any piece of hardware and/or software that implements features that invade their user's privacy, usually with the intent of catching them doing something illegal. This could be anything from A.I.s scanning for exploitive pictures of children on your device, to your phone's microphone recording the conversations you have with your friends in real life, to even bots that report you to the authorities for posting edgy memes on social media. Depending on the country, the consequences of being snitched on by big tech can either be none at all, or life ruining.