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India plans security audit of WhatsApp after hacking attempt
India wants to conduct an audit of WhatsApp’s security systems following revelations that a spyware exploited vulnerabilities. Read more…
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Australia spyware bill driven by paranoia and hypocrisy
In what appears to be the height of hypocrisy, the Australian government wants to compel the nation’s telecoms companies to install what is, basically, spyware on customers’ phones under broad new national security plans. This Read more…
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Blackstone drops plans to buy stake in mobile surveillance firm
(Reuters) – Blackstone Group has pulled out of discussions to buy part of Israeli mobile surveillance software maker NSO Group, according to people familiar with the talks that had been criticized by digital privacy activists. Read more…