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fromWhoWhatWhy
5 days ago

Saturday Hashtag: #TheDataEconomyThreat - WhoWhatWhy

Many popular smartphone apps collect and sell precise personal data, enabling commercial brokers and government agencies to access Americans' private digital activities without consent.
Information security
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Commercial spyware "Landfall" ran rampant on Samsung phones for almost a year

A Samsung image-processing vulnerability enabled zero-click Landfall spyware to install via malicious images, modify SELinux for deep access, exfiltrate data, and activate sensors.
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