Invasive hacking software sold to countries to fight terrorism is
easily abused. Researchers say my phone was hacked twice, probably by
Saudi Arabia.

By Ben Hubbard

BEIRUT, Lebanon - In Mexico, the government hacked the cellphones of journalists and activists. Saudi Arabia has broken into the phones of dissidents at home and abroad, sending some to prison. The ruler of
Dubai hacked the phones of his ex-wife and her lawyers.

So perhaps I should not have been surprised when I learned recently
that I, too, had been hacked.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/24/insider/hacking-nso-surveillance.html

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BEIRUT, Lebanon - In Mexico, the government hacked the cellphones of journalists and activists. Saudi Arabia has broken into the phones of dissidents at home and abroad, sending some to prison. The ruler of
Dubai hacked the phones of his ex-wife and her lawyers.

It is not a secret that governments want security vulnerabilities in
soft and hardware. The only way to stop that is not using proprietary
software. Also, don't use cellphones at all, many of them have
backdoors to use them as a wiretap.

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