"... If I sold Google some data cables, and months later sent them an email “btw in 5 business days your cables will start sending all the data going through them to me, even though you specifically told me not to enable this feature, unless you re-disable it”, I would go to jail for hacking."

#Surveillance #Panopticon #SpyWare #Google #Gemini #Privacy #Security #Email

90,000 Screenshots of One Celebrity's Phone Were Exposed Online

https://www.wired.com/story/exposed-data-illustrates-the-nightmare-scenario-for-a-stalkerware-victim/

#stalkerware #spyware #privacy #cybersecurity #Cocospy

EU-funded programs and institutions are financing spyware firms like Intellexa and Paragon, despite use against journalists and activists in Europe. 🕵️‍♂️
Reports cite weak oversight and transparency, raising risks to privacy, encryption, and democratic rights. 🚨

🔗 https://edri.org/our-work/its-not-just-spyware-scandals-eu-is-funding-the-industry-that-spies-on-europeans/

#TechNews #EU #Europe #Spyware #Privacy #Surveillance #Intellexa #Paragon #Cybersecurity #Encryption #FOSS #OpenSource #DataProtection #DigitalRights #Security #Transparency #Journalism #Activism

#Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing #spyware attacks, report says

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/paragon-is-not-collaborating-with-italian-authorities-probing-spyware-attacks-report-says/

#Italy #cybersecurity #privacy

Another #spyware maker caught distributing fake #Android snooping apps

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/24/another-spyware-maker-caught-distributing-fake-android-snooping-apps/

#privacy #cybersecurity #stalkerware #Morpheus

#UK government says 100 countries have #spyware that can hack people’s phones

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/uk-government-says-100-countries-have-spyware-that-can-hack-peoples-phones/

#cybersecurity #privacy

#ICE acknowledges it is using powerful #spyware

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/07/nx-s1-5776799/ice-spyware-privacy

#Graphite

Anthropic secretly installs spyware when you install Claude Desktop

Detailed blog post by Alexander Hanff

What Anthropic chooses to do next matters. A company cannot credibly claim to support human rights, as Anthropic have done in arguing against the use of their technology for war, and in the next breath undermine the fundamental human rights to privacy and data protection.

https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/anthropic-spyware/

#privacy #AI #Anthropic #claude #DarkPatterns #SpyWare

1/2 🚨 If you pay taxes in the EU, your money might have been used to enable the #spyware industry that spies on Europeans and harms our democracy.

💶 How exactly are EU public funds ending up in the hands of companies that are behind some of the biggest spyware scandals globally? We explore with Counter Balance for EUobserver ➡️ https://euobserver.com/210197/its-not-just-spyware-scandals-eu-is-funding-the-industry-that-spies-on-europeans/

Hack-for-hire group caught targeting #Android devices and #iCloud backups

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/hack-for-hire-group-caught-targeting-android-devices-and-icloud-backups/

#cybersecurity #Signal #spyware #iPhone #BitterAPT #India

Men Are Buying Hacking Tools to Use Against Their Wives and Friends

https://www.wired.com/story/men-are-buying-hacking-tools-to-use-against-their-wives-and-friends/

#privacy #cybersecurity #spyware #stalkerware

Convicted #spyware maker Bryan Fleming avoids jail at sentencing

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/convicted-spyware-maker-bryan-fleming-avoids-jail-at-sentencing/

#privacy #cybersecurity

#ICE says it bought #Paragon’s #spyware to use in drug #trafficking cases

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/ice-says-it-bought-paragons-spyware-to-use-in-drug-trafficking-cases/

#drugs #cybersecurity #privacy #politics

Nekogram, fork of the Open Source messaging app Telegram used by journalists and privacy activists, had just been discovered to include spyware. The malicious code sent all user's private phone numbers to the developer, a Chinese man nicknamed NekoWorkshop (alias tehcneko). The devteam publicly admitted the presence of the spyware code, then started reacting violently against the userbase.

#telegram #nekogram #opensource #fail #chat #hacking #privacy #security #malware #spyware #nekoworkshop

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Official declaration of the Nekogram developer (posted: April 2nd on t.me/NekoUpdates - channel ID: 1339737452 - discussion ID: 1349472891).

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Nekogram developer arguing immediately after the spyware scandal.

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Nekogram developer insulting another user immediately after the spyware scandal.

#WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government #spyware maker

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/whatsapp-notifies-hundreds-of-users-who-installed-a-fake-app-that-was-actually-government-spyware/

#cybersecurity #privacy #Italy #SIO #Meta

#Apple says no one using #LockdownMode has been hacked with #spyware

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/apple-says-no-one-using-lockdown-mode-has-been-hacked-with-spyware/

#cybersecurity

Convicted #spyware chief hints that #Greece’s government was behind dozens of phone hacks

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/convicted-spyware-chief-hints-that-greeces-government-was-behind-dozens-of-phone-hacks/

#cybersecurity #privacy #Intellexa

@nixCraft

Nope.

Go save your water, fuck the bribed politicians.

Spyware and jobstealer and counterfeiter aren't just making your life shitty, theyre taking your precious water.

Say no in every way you can. There are instructions for saying no in a wide variety of ways in film and song. Be kind not violent, be smart not angry, be careful not reckless.

Be strong.

#seattle #washington #au #data #water #spyware #enshittification

Italian prosecutors confirm journalist was hacked with #Paragon #spyware

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/italian-prosecutors-confirm-journalist-was-hacked-with-paragon-spyware/

#Italy #cybersecurity #journalism #privacy

The Spyware Economy Has Outpaced State Hackers. That Should Worry Everyone

#Cybersecurity #ZeroDay #AusPol #AusNews #Spyware

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-06-the-spyware-economy-has-outpaced-state-hackers-that-should-worry-everyone-4b92c75a

Fortune: #Discord cuts ties with #PeterThiel-backed verification software after its #code was found tied to U.S. #surveillance efforts - https://web.archive.org/web/20260224100715/https://fortune.com/2026/02/24/discord-peter-thiel-backed-persona-identity-verification-breach/

#Persona basically left their code accessible on a #USGovernment endpoint. Researchers looked.

Yeah, they know what you say on #SocialMedia, #FacialIdentity, and 267 other things to identify and profile you.

#PersonalIdentity #AgeVerification #SpyWare #PersonaIdentities #hack #hackers #WhiteHat

A Possible #US Government #iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals

https://www.wired.com/story/coruna-iphone-hacking-toolkit-us-government/

#cybersecurity #Coruna #spyware #malware #hacking #DigitalForensics

"While the [age verification] bill moved through the legislature, the OSI, FSF, Software Freedom Conservancy, and Linux Foundation all sat it out — no testimony, no public analysis, no formal opposition on the record."

California's computer age verification law is poison. The new California age verification law is a version of INGSOC's telescreen watching you. And the usual self-proclaimed software freedom fighters are AWOL as this attack on your freedom is executed.

Don't listen to apologists who claim this isn't a big deal. It is a huge deal. This law is not about protecting children. The California law is a ruse for laying the foundation and precedent for mandatory remote control of all operating systems. They are using children as a shield for their true intentions. It's called a 'subterfuge' or a 'pretext' to hide the real rationale. And in politics subterfuge is very common. These politicians don't care about your children. They care about control and information is control. Compliance with California's new law is highly corrosive to free software and deadly to personal privacy.

With the mandatory age verification API in place, legislators can later add more laws mandating retrieval of even more privacy-invasive information just to install and use any operating system. This is Big Brother's telescreen in your living room. And the Linux community is nearly silent on the matter, instead focused on artificial intelligence investment.

Where were the software freedom organizations when California was mandating installation of #spyware in all free and open source operating systems? Did they oppose it? Or did they support it by silence? The California age verification law is the greatest threat to software freedom in recent history., striking right at the root of software installation for all users. Yet (((crickets))).

Is silence really tacit support?

"While the [age verification] bill moved through the legislature, the OSI, FSF, Software Freedom Conservancy, and Linux Foundation all sat it out — no testimony, no public analysis, no formal opposition on the record."

Where were they when this mandatory spyware infrastructure was being shoved down our throats? Where were the self-proclaimed software freedom fighters? Where were the calls to action? I didn't see any.

Is silence golden ... or is gold buying silence?

Let these organizations know that you oppose California's age verification spyware law and that you expect them to rally in defense of true software freedom--freedom from government oversight of your software systems. Parents--and not the spyware state--should protect their children. The government is neither your parent nor your god nor your savior and the people should send a clear message stating that.

California, stay out of my operating system! And stay the hell away from children!

@eff@mastodon.social
@linuxfoundation@social.lfx.dev
@fsf@hostux.social
@osi@opensource.org
@conservancy@sfconservancy.org

#AgeVerification #Linux #EFF #OSI #LinuxFoundation #FSF #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Surveillance #Spyware #OpenSource #OperatingSystems #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #Panopticon #BigBrother #Government

CC: @laffer1@bsd.network @leo@twit.social @MichaelRoss@social.linux.pizza @rms@mastodon.xyz @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org @TechDesk@flipboard.social @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org

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A crowd of sillouettes of people stands in front of a giant telescreen depicting a single giant eye watching them.

How to know if your phone is hacked — and what to do next

https://proton.me/blog/how-to-know-if-your-phone-is-hacked

#cybersecurity #spyware #guide

Meta’s AI Smart Glasses and Data Privacy Concerns: Workers Say “We See Everything”

Bank details, sex and naked people who seem unaware they are being recorded. Behind Meta’s new smart glasses lies a hidden workforce, uneasy about peering into the most intimate parts of other people’s lives.

👓 https://www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and-data-privacy-concerns-workers-say-we-see-everything

#meta #aismartglasses #dataprivacy #spy #datapractice #ai #lies #privacy #naked #smartglasses #spyware #spying #dataprivacy #weseeyou

#Spyware makers sentenced to prison in #Greece for #wiretapping politicians and journalists

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/spyware-maker-sentenced-to-prison-in-greece-for-wiretapping-politicians-and-journalists/

#cybersecurity #Intellexa

#Predator #spyware hooks #iOS #SpringBoard to hide mic, camera activity

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/predator-spyware-hooks-ios-springboard-to-hide-mic-camera-activity/

#cybersecurity #privacy #Apple

Predator spyware can secretly bypass iPhone’s camera/mic dots, raising fresh concerns over iOS privacy and targeted surveillance 🔍📱 Full story: https://cyberinsider.com/predator-spyware-uses-stealthy-trick-to-disable-ios-recording-alerts/ #CyberSecurity #iOS #Spyware #Privacy #Newz

#Intellexa’s #Predator #spyware used to hack #iPhone of journalist in #Angola, research says

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/intellexas-predator-spyware-used-to-hack-iphone-of-journalist-in-angola-research-says/

#journalism #privacy #cybersecurity #surveillance

"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has relied extensively on Microsoft’s cloud storage and artificial intelligence products while escalating its campaign of mass arrests and deportations in recent months, files obtained by +972 Magazine, Local Call, and The Guardian reveal.

ICE more than tripled the amount of data it holds on Microsoft servers between July 2025 and January 2026, at the same time as the agency’s crackdown on migrants broke new records and sparked mass protests across the United States. Whereas last July the agency was storing around 400 terabytes of data in Microsoft’s cloud platform, Azure, by the end of January that had risen to almost 1,400 terabytes — equivalent to approximately 490 million images.

The leaked documents do not specify the kinds of information stored by ICE on Microsoft servers, but they do indicate that the agency has used Azure to house large amounts of data, in addition to making use of AI tools that search and analyze images and videos.

ICE employs a powerful arsenal of surveillance technology, reportedly using facial recognition software, drones, phone location tracking, mobile spyware, and even tapping school cameras. The leaked documents show ICE is using Microsoft’s AI video analysis tools including Azure AI Video Indexer and Azure Vision, which enable customers to analyze images, read text, and detect certain words, faces, emotions, and objects in audio and video files."

https://www.972mag.com/ice-microsoft-azure-leaked-files/

#USA #Trump #Immigration #ICE #Microsoft #Surveillance #AI #Azure #CloudComputing #Spyware #FacialRecognition

Roblox, Reddit and Discord users compelled to use biometric ID system backed by Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel
— by @openrightsgroup

🕵️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/roblox-reddit-and-discord-users-compelled-to-use-biometric-id-system-backed-by-palantir-co-founder-peter-thiel/

#peterthiel #roblox #reddit #discord #spyware #privacy #biometrics #uk #ukpol #BiometricID #childs #kids #users #palantir

Israeli exec at Paragon accidentally exposed Graphite spyware dashboard on LinkedIn—real-time access to Czech user's WhatsApp, Signal, geolocation, camera/mic via zero-click exploits 🔍

Post deleted, shows US agency sales after Trump lifted rights bans, fueling surveillance concerns ⚠️

🔗 https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/02/12/2071096.html

#TechNews #Privacy #Spyware #Security #Surveillance #Cybersecurity #Data #Encryption #Graphite #HumanRights #Tech #FOSS #DigitalRights #Cyber #Israel #Paragon #CzechRepublic #US #Trump

Why Big Tech, Cops, and Spies Were Made for One Another
"The American surveillance state is a public-private partnership."
https://theintercept.com/2023/10/16/surveillance-state-big-tech/

#BigTech #Cops #Spyware #Surveillance #Capitalism #Antireport #Police #USA

#Hacktivist scrapes over 500,000 #stalkerware customers’ payment records

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/hacktivist-scrapes-over-500000-stalkerware-customers-payment-records/

#privacy #cybersecurity #spyware #DataBreach #Geofinder #uMobix #Peekviewer #Glassagram #Struktura

Ireland drafts new surveillance bill expanding police powers to intercept encrypted messages 🔐
Includes legal basis for spyware use & device scanning tech 🕵️‍♀️
Civil rights groups warn of normalization of extraordinary powers ⚖️

🔗 https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/21/ireland_wants_to_give_police/

#TechNews #Privacy #Surveillance #Spyware #Encryption #HumanRights #Law #Cybersecurity #PoliceTech #CivilLiberties #EU #Government #DataProtection #Security #DigitalRights #Ireland #Irish

How Israeli military-connected corporations are secretly controlling your online privacy
https://www.newstarget.com/2025-04-07-how-israeli-military-connected-corporations-are-secretly-controlling-your-online-privacy.html

#vpn #Privacy #spyware #freepalestine #expressvpn #cyberghost #cybersecurity #meta #google #microsoft

pcTattletale spyware founder Bryan Fleming pleads guilty to federal hacking and illegal surveillance software charges after HSI probe. 📱
The case highlights how stalkerware operators openly market non-consensual tracking, raising accountability gaps despite known privacy risks. ⚖️

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/founder-of-spyware-maker-pctattletale-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-and-advertising-surveillance-software/

#TechNews #Privacy #Security #Spyware #Data #Rights #Stalkerware #Law #Accountability #Surveillance #Tech #Cybersecurity #Justice #DigitalRights #Crime