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Uncle Joe

(60,265 posts) Thu Dec 5, 2024, 10:59 AM Dec 5

"Surveilled": Ronan Farrow on the Spyware Technology the Trump Admin Could Use to Hack Your Phone

We discuss the new HBO Original film Surveilled and explore the film's investigation of high-tech spyware firms with journalist Ronan Farrow and director Matthew O'Neill. We focus on the influence of the Israeli military in the development of some of the most widely used versions of these surveillance technologies, which in many cases are first tested on Palestinians and used to enforce Israel's occupation of Palestine, and on the potential expansion of domestic U.S. surveillance under a second Trump administration. Ever-increasing surveillance is "dangerous for democracy," says Farrow. "We're making and selling a weapon that is largely unregulated." As O'Neill emphasizes, "We could all be caught up."

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"Surveilled": Ronan Farrow on the Spyware Technology the Trump Admin Could Use to Hack Your Phone (Original Post) Uncle Joe Dec 5 OP

Sounds great, I'll watch it. Dave Bowman Dec 5 #1

Recommendation is to update your phone's OS regularly CousinIT Dec 5 #2

People also need to realize moniss Dec 5 #3

Dave Bowman

(3,859 posts)

1. Sounds great, I'll watch it.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 11:03 AM

Dec 5

CousinIT

(10,485 posts)

2. Recommendation is to update your phone's OS regularly

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 12:17 PM

Dec 5

Like IMMEDIATELY EVERY TIME updates are available, restart the phone daily (in some cases, it dumps the spyware, so it has to re-infect to work), and use WhatsApp or Signal for texting/calls/chats. I loaded up Signal today. It was easy-peasy. Run an anti-virus or anti-malware app (F-protect, Sophos, or whatever), too.

Regular texts may be OK for "Hey, your order is ready" or whatever. Still, if you talk politics via text or calls, you better get that secured because Hitler and his minions aren't going to give a crap about warrants or anything else.

More references:

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/chinese-hackers-stole-americans-phone-data-8-telecoms-us-officials-say-rcna182942

Signal: https://www.wired.com/story/big-interview-meredith-whittaker-signal-2024/

moniss

(6,151 posts)

3. People also need to realize

Reply to CousinIT (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 01:47 PM

Dec 5

how much of the internet and communications may now also go through Starlink satellites. I think most sane people don't want Moosk having access and compiling data.

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