Hardly anyone talks about #spyware anymore now that the word can be used to describe almost every major website and a significant amount of commonly used software and apps.
These days, it's only spyware if it's made in Russia or China. Otherwise, it's just sparkling espionage. 🍾 🥂
New mobile malware masquerading as a news app has been spotted targeting human rights activists associated with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), a partially recognized state in the western part of the Sahara desert....
It is easy to just think this kind of things is normal, but IMHO we must never accept that. We should expect more than this from tech companies. I actually think most would not go this far!
#EU#Cybersecurity#Spyware#Surveillance#Malware#Pegasus: "Now, when push has come to shove, policymakers at the European Union (EU) must act to ban spyware in Europe. Yesterday, the media reported a major attack on EU democracy with members of the European Parliament Defense Committee being the target of phone hacking. Intrusions of this kind pose a threat to democracy by interfering with electoral and decision-making processes and undermining the integrity of the public debate.
But such intrusions into privacy are nothing new. Journalists, human rights defenders and activists have been targeted for years by states with surveillance malware like Pegasus. Our democracies hinge on EU policymakers’ responsibility to create a protective EU-wide framework against spyware. With the 2024 elections approaching, will the EU politicians make the obvious choice of putting the safety of people and the integrity of our democracy first by banning spyware?" https://edri.org/our-work/press-release-brussels-rocked-by-major-spyware-scandal-urgent-call-for-ban/
rooting and changing the OS of smart anything, especially phones, need to be at the center of the right to repair movement, not just getting access to software drivers or hardware.
PS: i have avoided activating the Roku nonsense exactly for what the article describes.
@blogdiva This all #marketing and #profit bullshit. These huge “smart” TVs are so cheap, but that’s only because they’re burdened with #malware and #spyware. Try pricing a “dumb” display at that size.
Then you realize this is like an ISP renting you their hardware at a discount or charging you four times more every month to bring your own. There’s a reason they want their device in your home and it’s not a benefit to you. So they create financial #incentive give to make you do it. #RESIST!
U.S. Department of Treasury sanctions individuals and entities of the Intellexa Alliance for distributing #spyware, compromising #privacy and security of government officials and journalists worldwide.
A U.S. court has ordered Israeli #spyware company #NSO Group to disclose the source code and functionality details of its #Pegasus spyware to Meta (Facebook/#WhatsApp).
Human rights activists in Western Sahara are being targeted by mobile malware (therecord.media)
New mobile malware masquerading as a news app has been spotted targeting human rights activists associated with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), a partially recognized state in the western part of the Sahara desert....