EFF Statement on ICE Use of Paragon Solutions Malware (www.eff.org)
from technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to privacy@lemmy.ml on 04 Sep 17:38
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/52580222

It was recently reported by Jack Poulson on Substack that ICE has reactivated its 2 million dollar contract with Paragon Solutions, a cyber-mercenary and spyware manufacturer.

The reactivation of the contract between the Department of Homeland Security and Paragon Solutions, a known spyware vendor, is extremely troubling.

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eldavi@lemmy.ml on 04 Sep 18:25 next collapse

i think i’m going to switch back to a dumb phone.

mrcheeseman@lemmy.world on 04 Sep 19:16 next collapse

This years motto

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 04 Sep 19:47 collapse

They will down grade your LTE to 2g and will monitor your shit anyway.

int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 04 Sep 22:59 collapse

the year of the linux mobile has come!

Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 05 Sep 00:47 collapse

That will be even more susceptible to malware because Linux is easier to hack than iOS or Android. Linux has a weak threat model against malicious software.

that_leaflet@lemmy.world on 05 Sep 03:40 next collapse

Year of the OpenBSD phone

Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 05 Sep 03:47 next collapse

Hell yeah!

dRLY@lemmy.ml on 05 Sep 05:58 next collapse

That would be the real “wildcard” out of nowhere mobile OS, and would be amazing. For some reason I thought of it like a pro-wrestling “pop” where Android betrayed their long-time friend Linux mobile while fighting iOS. Just to then have “WAIT what’s happening?!?” then OpenBSD mobile’s music hits and runs down with a steel chair, and the fans lose their minds! lol

int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 05 Sep 18:01 collapse

I doubt openbsd supports the fp4, or even the pinephone.

int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 05 Sep 18:07 collapse

I agree that with linux, once you’re in, you’re in. there is virtualization but that’s annoying and slow, or ig you could not use internet(pretty much impossible) or very strict firewall rules, and then use some kind of proxy but that would not be a problem if it were hacked, and would resend the data but maybe fromna reader mode, which you could display with a minimalist browser.