• eldavi@lemmy.ml
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    15 hours ago

    this combined w other pieces of software like pegasus, it’s clear that the isrealis have positioned themselves at the confluence of software & espionage in a similar way that taiwan positioned itself to exist at the center of the microelectronics world.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      36 minutes ago

      There might actually be a direct relationship there as well. Taiwan being the chokepoint for western chip production puts them in a perfect position to insert backdoors into all western tech. There’s a reason the US was freaking out over Huawei tech spreading in the west. The problem with it isn’t that there’s some Chinese malware in it, but rather that western agencies can’t use it for spying.

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        14 hours ago

        like almost everything else, the only way to shut it down is to stop participating with it.

        that means individuals either have to stop using linkedin & smartphones or perpetually stay informed about how to effectively counteract it.