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Spyware firm cuts Italy access after alleged targeting of activists - reports

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Spyware firm cuts Italy access after alleged targeting of activists - reports

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WhatsApp alleged last week that Paragon Solutions spyware was used to target users of the messaging app in two dozen countries.

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/22337526

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They’re just the only ones who got caught. Giving that kind of access to almost any corporation or government agency without oversight is going to result in them targetting people who are critical of them. The data should not exist.

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