Video: Government's Hacking Phones To Spy On Citizens

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Story · 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 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

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