<s>
WebWatcher	B-Application
is	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
computer	O
and	O
mobile	O
device	O
monitoring	O
software	O
developed	O
by	O
Awareness	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebWatcher	B-Application
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
macOS	B-Application
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebWatcher	B-Application
Mobile	O
records	O
text	O
messages	O
,	O
call	O
logs	O
,	O
web	O
history	O
,	O
photos	O
,	O
and	O
GPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebWatcher	B-Application
for	O
PC	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
features	O
include	O
email	O
&	O
Instant	B-Application
Message	I-Application
monitoring	O
,	O
keystroke	O
logging	O
,	O
web	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
filtering	I-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
monitoring	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
screenshot	O
monitoring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
referred	O
to	O
WebWatcher	B-Application
and	O
other	O
similar	O
pieces	O
of	O
software	O
as	O
"	O
stalkerware	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebWatcher	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
2002	O
initially	O
for	O
uses	O
of	O
counter-terrorism	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
BlackBerry	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
WebWatcher	B-Application
for	O
Mac	B-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebWatcher	B-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebWatcher	B-Application
received	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
Magazine	O
editors	O
 '	O
choice	O
award	O
in	O
a	O
2011	O
review	O
of	O
Parental	O
Control	O
&	O
Monitoring	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
article	O
,	O
WebWatcher	B-Application
was	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Heavy-handed	O
"	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
find	O
it	O
necessary	O
to	O
track	O
a	O
child	O
who	O
's	O
engaging	O
in	O
risky	O
activities	O
,	O
WebWatcher	B-Application
will	O
record	O
every	O
detail	O
and	O
even	O
send	O
you	O
instant	O
notification	O
when	O
it	O
encounters	O
certain	O
words.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
About.com	O
readers	O
named	O
WebWatcher	B-Application
as	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Internet	O
Safety	O
Tool	O
"	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
2011	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
TechCrunch	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
outlets	O
described	O
WebWatcher	B-Application
as	O
"	O
stalkerware	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
Google	O
removed	O
advertisements	O
for	O
WebWatcher	B-Application
from	O
its	O
search	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
