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Tech

Researchers Find Powerful Cellphone Location Surveillance in Europe, Middle East, Australia

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Tech

NSO Spyware Was Used to Hack Clergy in Togo

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Tech

Hackers Tried to Compromise Phones of Tibetans Working for Dalai Lama

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By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Google Gives Free Security Keys to Activists, But Not if You’re in Iran or Syria

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By Joseph Cox
Tech

Israeli Hacking Company NSO Group Is Trying to Clean Up Its Image

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Tech

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Tech

Canadian Internet Filtering Company Says It’s Stopped ‘Alternative Lifestyles’ Censorship

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Tech

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By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

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By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Joseph Cox
Tech

Cyber Sleuths Find Traces of Infamous iPhone and Android Spyware ‘Pegasus’ in 45 Countries

09.18.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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