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Governments around the world are hacking phones to spy on citizens voicing dissent using Israeli spyware called Pegasus, an Al Jazeera Fault Lines investigation revealed. This comes as WhatsApp said a security breach allowed users phones to be infected with spyware. Telegram's founder Patrov also last week accused Wh

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Governments around the world are hacking phones to spy on citizens voicing dissent using Israeli spyware called Pegasus, an Al Jazeera Fault Lines investigation revealed. This comes as WhatsApp said a security breach allowed users phones to be infected with spyware. Telegram's founder Patrov also last week accused Wh

May 20

Video: Government's Hacking Phones To Spy On Citizens

Governments around the world are hacking phones to spy on citizens voicing dissent using Israeli spyware called Pegasus, an Al Jazeera Fault...

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Governments around the world are hacking phones to spy on citizens voicing dissent using Israeli spyware called Pegasus, an Al Jazeera Fault Lines investigation revealed.

This comes as WhatsApp said a security breach allowed users phones to be infected with spyware.

Telegram's founder Patrov also last week accused WhatsApp of creating a backdoor for the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to exploit, stating that 'WhatsApp will never be secure'.

Watch the short clip below courtesy of Al Jazeera.

https://vimeo.com/337197637