Pegasus Project
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This looks seriously invasive https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/pegasus-pr...
Great opportunities for governments and criminals to have their way with you.
I guess we could all go back to non-smartphones?
Great opportunities for governments and criminals to have their way with you.
I guess we could all go back to non-smartphones?
98elise said:
abzmike said:
Are we meant to be surprised that governments snoop on and interfere in their digital communications?
Agreed. Why is it a surprise. Just assume everything you say or do on a mobile network or internet connection is monitored.Good morning GCHQ
valiant said:
98elise said:
abzmike said:
Are we meant to be surprised that governments snoop on and interfere in their digital communications?
Agreed. Why is it a surprise. Just assume everything you say or do on a mobile network or internet connection is monitored.Good morning GCHQ
paul.deitch said:
This looks seriously invasive https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/pegasus-pr...
Great opportunities for governments and criminals to have their way with you.
I guess we could all go back to non-smartphones?
I'm not sure what anyone can do these days to prevent technology like this being used for criminal/non-legitimate purposes. Society has to weigh up the value of tech such as smart phones against the risk of that tech being used to compromise your privacy. Great opportunities for governments and criminals to have their way with you.
I guess we could all go back to non-smartphones?
I use a smart phone but don't use things like Amazon smart devices, and I turn off all the "listening" helper settings on my phone too. I don't use social media apps on my phone either.
My personal view is the UK gets the balance right with protecting privacy and security services being accountable to parliament for their activities. My work regularly brings me into contact with law enforcement and intelligence agencies - robust intelligence is a key part of the UK defence against criminals and other countries who would want to disrupt or exploit our financial services and other critical infrastructure.
These issues get taken very seriously - imagine the chaos and damage if the SWIFT banking system was compromised? But I would say you can't have robust defences without gathering intelligence from the threats out there. WHO are the threats is probably a topic for another thread!
People cheerfully download and use tiktok that is nothing more than a creation by the Chinese govt to harvest as much data on users as is possible.
Its heavily promoted on many influential sites like YouTube and is a massive data mining operation.
Recently the app granted itself permission to take face scans, fingerprints, and other biometrical data from users phones but no one bats an eyelid.
We are on the cusp on a full blown information world war, and China is already fighting it.
Its heavily promoted on many influential sites like YouTube and is a massive data mining operation.
Recently the app granted itself permission to take face scans, fingerprints, and other biometrical data from users phones but no one bats an eyelid.
We are on the cusp on a full blown information world war, and China is already fighting it.
Edited by Getragdogleg on Monday 19th July 14:58
Getragdogleg said:
People cheerfully download and use tiktok that is nothing more than a creation by the Chinese govt to harvest as much data on users as is possible.
Its heavily promoted on many influential sites like YouTube and is a massive data mining operation.
Recently the app granted itself permission to take face scans, fingerprints, and other biometrical data from users phones but no one bats an eyelid.
We are on the cusp on a full blown information world war, and China is already fighting it.
Everything you say about Tik Tok applies to Amazon, Facebook and Google, the Chinese are just following an example set to them by Western companies that are privately owned Its heavily promoted on many influential sites like YouTube and is a massive data mining operation.
Recently the app granted itself permission to take face scans, fingerprints, and other biometrical data from users phones but no one bats an eyelid.
We are on the cusp on a full blown information world war, and China is already fighting it.
Edited by Getragdogleg on Monday 19th July 14:58
If the Chinese use the info to sell you s
t that you don't really need then the copy will be complete 
5 In a Row said:
Getragdogleg said:
People cheerfully download and use tiktok that is nothing more than a creation by the Chinese govt to harvest as much data on users as is possible.
Its heavily promoted on many influential sites like YouTube and is a massive data mining operation.
Recently the app granted itself permission to take face scans, fingerprints, and other biometrical data from users phones but no one bats an eyelid.
We are on the cusp on a full blown information world war, and China is already fighting it.
Everything you say about Tik Tok applies to Amazon, Facebook and Google, the Chinese are just following an example set to them by Western companies that are privately owned Its heavily promoted on many influential sites like YouTube and is a massive data mining operation.
Recently the app granted itself permission to take face scans, fingerprints, and other biometrical data from users phones but no one bats an eyelid.
We are on the cusp on a full blown information world war, and China is already fighting it.
Edited by Getragdogleg on Monday 19th July 14:58
If the Chinese use the info to sell you s
t that you don't really need then the copy will be complete t, China want a new empire. shopper150 said:
Getragdogleg said:
Amazon, Facebook and Google are not buying up vast chunks of other countries as far as I can see, they just trying to sell us st, China want a new empire.
Haven’t Western countries already done that?t, China want a new empire. Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff