Video: Government's Hacking Phones To Spy On Citizens
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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.
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