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[–] Saff@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

Why do I feel like more riots are going to follow very quickly?

[–] Catsrules@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How exactly are they planning to remotely activate a phone camera and microphone?

Is this an already built in feature? Are they installing spyware on devices to do this?

[–] LineRider@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Go back to when Snowden released his documents. This is backdoors built into the mobile devices for governments secret use. It's such a shame he gave his freedom for the general public to ignore his warnings

[–] Catsrules@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Really? I don't remember that.

From what I remember there was some security vulnerabilities that the government either didn't disclose or told the device makers to hold off on fixing. But all of those were exploits not purpose built backdoors at least as far as we know.

Basically I am asking is this bill basically allowing Police to hack devices.

[–] cdk@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Catsrules@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

So they are installing Spyware and compromising the security of peoples devices.

[–] ReversalHatchery 2 points 1 year ago

Through the gaping vulnerabilities in the modem system?

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

Authoritarianism is on the rise atm.

I think I saw after initial anger, they were saying things were calming down. Maybe they don't want to let it. Maybe they want to expand state operations.

[–] Qkall@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

laughs in pinephone pro... the camera barely works and calls are abysmal

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[–] madeindjs@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

What a time to be alive!

[–] Idrunkenlysignedup 2 points 1 year ago

M'~~lady~~government *lifts tinfoil fedora

[–] FarLine99@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

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