U.S. accused of procuring Israeli spyware
that surveils through smartphones
Washington Times,
by
Ryan Lovelace
Original Article
Posted By: Ribicon,
1/29/2022 11:55:32 AM
The U.S. intelligence community is accused of acquiring spyware technology from the Israeli tech firm NSO Group that could snoop on just about anyone through their smartphone. The alleged procurement of the technology came before the Biden administration blacklisted the tech last year. NSO Group’s Pegasus product allows access to a smartphone user’s messages, camera, and microphone without action by the victim, according to the Pegasus Project, an investigation organized by the news outlet Forbidden Stories.(Snip)In 2019, the FBI obtained the technology but has not used it, according to a report from The New York Times. The FBI told The Washington Times there was no operational use
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Nashman 1/29/2022 11:57:43 AM (No. 1054854)
Well, back to a flip phone for me.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Venturer 1/29/2022 12:00:58 PM (No. 1054855)
We all know that we have no privacy when we use a smart phone. They can track us and they know evry call we make anyway, This just allows them to listen to us anytime they want which they can probably do anyway, if you have private business to discuss leave the phone at home in a drawer.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 1/29/2022 12:18:27 PM (No. 1054876)
FTA: The FBI told The Washington Times there was no operational use of the tech in support of any investigation and it procured a limited license for “product testing and evaluation only.”
I don’t believe the FBI, ever. The above statement is also ambiguous. “Product testing” can include fishing expeditions against political enemies and critics of the bureau.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
snowoutlaw 1/29/2022 12:19:30 PM (No. 1054877)
Just create an popular APP like the Chinese.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Bur Oak 1/29/2022 12:32:51 PM (No. 1054891)
Worrying about Israel while ignoring China and Russia.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
columba 1/29/2022 12:35:56 PM (No. 1054894)
I do not have a smart phone. I do not have a TV. I do not subscribe to the local newspaper. I have not missed anything that is important.
Trump won.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
slipstik 1/29/2022 12:49:03 PM (No. 1054916)
Excuse me kids, it's GOOGLE you have to worry about.
I had (note past tense) MANY images of graphs of information gleaned from sites critical of the covid genetic altering "vaccines".
Not a single one of those pictures are still on my phone. They are not in the trash. They are not in another folder. They got sucked into the GOOGLE black hole.
I javenEVERY automatic updateechanism turned off. I have EVERY synch facility turned off. I know where I am, my phone doesn't know precisely.
I have paused many core programs and stripped EVERY unnecessary permission from every app.
At this very moment, a GOOGLE program is trying to install itself on my phone, except that I shut down wi fi and it's complaining it can't proceed.
It's GOOGLE you need to be afraid of....
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
MDConservative 1/29/2022 12:51:04 PM (No. 1054922)
No big deal, says the “I got nothing to hide” crowd. It’s all for OUR security.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
paral04 1/29/2022 12:51:52 PM (No. 1054924)
The FBI has not used that capability....yeah right.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 1/29/2022 1:17:49 PM (No. 1054955)
Is the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution familiar to anyone?
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
betterinvestor 1/29/2022 1:40:30 PM (No. 1054977)
Remember Carnivore in the late 90's, when the FBI tapped every bodies E-mail. The NSA can see every call, text, or E-mail. Don't see any reason to be upset about this. You have no privacy... period.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
DVC 1/29/2022 3:39:28 PM (No. 1055053)
I have always assumed that this was the case. At any point when I want privacy, the phone is far away, or inside a foil package, and powered off, and in another room.
But, since I really don't do much that is interesting to these spying traitors, that is very, very rare.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Timber Queen 1/29/2022 4:24:00 PM (No. 1055086)
#1 - Flip phones are going away. I have one and received a message that it will no longer be operational after February 22nd. I was asked to hold on the line for information about a "free" replacement. I hung up. Can anyone recommend the lowest tech phone possible?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 1/29/2022 4:48:42 PM (No. 1055110)
You've got to know SOMEbody was going to do it.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Sandpiper 1/29/2022 6:07:49 PM (No. 1055171)
“In 2019, the FBI obtained the technology but has not used it ….”
I believe them! They would never lie!
sarc/off
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
caljeepgirl 1/29/2022 7:33:17 PM (No. 1055249)
Same here, #13. My wonderful little old Nokia 'dumb' phone is 3G, but 3G network going away! I SO don't want to carry a 'computer' around with me, but I live in an area with crummy cell reception. My son says I need 'smart' phone to be able to use wifi for calling people to get decent reception.....and here I thought I could hold out until I died, LOL....
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
JimBob 1/29/2022 11:26:46 PM (No. 1055380)
"before the Biden administration blacklisted the tech last year"
To me, that means that the Biden administration put every purchase record and every use license on a 'black' list, something that will NEVER be exposed to the American citizens.
The 'F.I.B.' claims that they never used it?
HAW! HAW! HAW!
I may have been born in the Night, but it Wasn't LAST NIGHT!
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