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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by HankB99 on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @04:22PM (#16379505)
> ... the more I think they are unable to track and log information like they can on US(ish) phones.

My first thought was "Why? Can't they snoop on us with those phones?" Then I thought that they snoop at the network level so I don't think they need anything on the handset to listen in. Maybe I'm wrong about that.

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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by marnett on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @05:24PM (#16380063)
You'd still want vulnerabilities on the device in order to have access to encrypted messaging. While this type of attack would not be used on all citizens, investigative journalist and activists would certainly be citizens of interest.
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Re:The FBI, CIA and NSA say American citizens shouldn't use ... by HankB99 on Friday February 16, 2018 @10:12PM (#16398722)
Yes, I had forgotten about that case.
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