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Handset Delays Impact Call Validation in Brazil

Anatel, the Brazilian comms regulator, wants Google and Apple to change smartphone operating systems.

New NSO Group Zero-Click Exploits Show Why Privacy Hackers Will Always Defeat Apple (and Everyone Else)

To appreciate why technology keeps being undermined by bad actors we must step back and see the big picture.

Russia Accuses US of Putting Spyware in iPhones

Cybersecurity business Kaspersky published details of an advanced persistent threat with similarities to NSO Group's Pegasus surveillance tool.

Second Israeli Spyware Business Exploited iPhone Zero-Click Vulnerabilities

QuaDream independently developed methods to install spyware using the same FORCEDENTRY vulnerability as NSO Group.

Is Anyone Surprised by Pegasus Project Revelations?

Amnesty International says handset spyware from NSO Group is 'the tip of the iceberg' but they still underestimate how far the comms sector has been corrupted by government surveillance.

UK Judge Blocks iPhone Privacy Suit against Google

Google wrongfully tracked the browsing of iPhone Safari users. However, campaign group Google You Owe Us did not show users had suffered 'damage' in the sense required by UK law.

Whose Phones Do the Police Bug?

The statistics from the United States may surprise you. Relatively few wiretaps relate to the investigation of violent crime.

Smartphone ‘Kill Switch’ Is No Cure for Crime

When Apple introduced a "kill switch" that disabled stolen iPhones, there was a fall in crime in some cities, but not all.

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