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Israeli spyware maker Paragon bought by US private equity giant | TechCrunch
The company's spyware, dubbed Graphite, is capable of hacking phones and stealing private communications.Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)
#Chinese provincial security teams used #spyware to collect texts, audio recordings
. . . Mit der Chatkontrolle wären wir nahe dran . . .
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Chinese provincial security teams used spyware to collect texts, audio recordings
The researchers said development of the EagleMsgSpy tool has continued throughout 2024, with the company behind it adding new capabilities and obfuscation features.therecord.media
Russian programmer says #FSB agents planted #spyware on his #Android phone
Source: techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/russ…
According to the report, the fake app was able to access location information, read and send text messages, install other applications, read the calendar, take screenshots and record from the video camera, see a list of other applications, answer phone calls, and view user account details — all permissions that the real Cube Call Recorder does not have.
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Russian programmer says FSB agents planted spyware on his Android phone | TechCrunch
Security researchers confirmed the programmer's phone had spyware, likely during a spell in Russian detention. The programmer told his story to TechCrunch.Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)
good article.
But what about the apps that #Google pre-installs on Android? We can't uninstall them, and you can't even sign out of the rest if you just need one of them (if you sign out of the YouTube app it signs you out of ALL Google services).
My views have hardened after researching #surveillancecapitalism and I now consider all of Google's apps to be #adware / #spyware.
Is there anything that can be done about this?
