NSA spied through Angry Birds, other apps: report (2014)

Re:NSA spied through Angry Birds, other apps: report (2014) by Calliope1 on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @10:13PM (#43922476)

Is "Angry Birds" just a game — or a gateway to state-level surveillance?

The Snowden leaks serve as yet another wake-up call: the everyday apps we casually use — maps, social media, even mobile games — may have long become treasure troves for intelligence agencies. From a simple “tap to play” to revealing your exact location, political leanings, and even sexual orientation, this isn’t sci-fi — it’s reality unfolding in our hands.

Under the banner of national security, the boundaries of digital life are being redrawn. The real question is: do we still have the right to opt out? Are app developers unknowingly becoming data proxies? And further — is today's AI training quietly built on this same invisible stream of harvested personal data?

Are we playing with our phones — or are our phones playing us?

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Re:NSA spied through Angry Birds, other apps: report (2014) by areyourllySorry on Thursday May 08, 2025 @04:21AM (#43924209)

EMDASH DETECTED

EMDASH SPOTTED ON LINE 3

INITIALIZING GPTZERO.EXE

    DETECTED STRING: “just a game — or a gateway ”

 AI CONFIRMED
 TOO COHERENT
 DETECTION OFF THE CHARTS

OUTPUT: “DON'T EVER USE AI AGAIN.”

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Re:NSA spied through Angry Birds, other apps: report (2014) by johnisgood on Thursday May 08, 2025 @12:14PM (#43927658)

LibreOffice automatically inserts emdash when I press space after typing "-". :P

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