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Re:Pegasus: A Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy by keyme on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @04:51PM (#34419866)
The smartphone: A Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy

Pegasus was just a way of some governments to get their hands on a small part of the action GOOG & FB are swimming in.

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Re:Pegasus: A Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy by galaxyLogic on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @01:33AM (#34423996)
The difference is users of Pegasus don't know they are users of Pegasus.
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Re:Pegasus: A Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy by diabeticApe on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @09:26AM (#34426936)
Also governments use thier access to target people for political repression or death not to recommend you a local restaurant or laundry detergent. Not even close to the same thing.
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