An investigative report reveals that new spyware can slip in unseen through online ads—and there is currently no defense against it. So not only that online ads are intrusive and can infect devices through malware, they can also be used for spying.

  • newIdentity@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    America already has full access to your phone. They don’t need a Trojan for that

    Also have you even read the second paragraph of my comment since that’s exactly what I said

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      1 year ago

      What paragraph? This is what I responded to:

      And there always will be, but for normal people living in a democracy, that’s not a problem since it’s a state trojan

      It’s still a problem whether it’s a democracy or not.

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        1 year ago

        I don’t like it and it definitely can be abused, but it’s not as bad as in Mexico

        You replied to my wrong comment and basically said what I said in the comment you replied to.

        I just don’t think it’s that huge of a deal since they had these exploits before. It’s just now that everyone knows about it. Pegasus and Preditor are their competitors and governments use them for years.

        That’s not really a good thing, but it’s also not like everyone is going to be affected by it like it would be the case if this is public.