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Re:GrapheneOS and Forensic Extraction of Data (2024) by pona-a on Thursday September 11, 2025 @09:50AM (#45211668)
The 50s~70s are idealized by many as an American golden age, despite higher reported crime. Law enforcement back then did not have AI-powered surveillance camera networks, widely deployed IMEI stingrays, private data-brokers, or the ability to remotely activate any phone's microphone with 0-click RCE.
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Re:GrapheneOS and Forensic Extraction of Data (2024) by crumpled on Thursday September 11, 2025 @10:26AM (#45212106)
What's the 0-click RCE thing?
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Re:GrapheneOS and Forensic Extraction of Data (2024) by pona-a on Thursday September 11, 2025 @10:49AM (#45212348)
Pegasus [0] and the like — commercial spyware updated with the latest exploit chains, developed in-house or purchased from markets like Zerodium, sold as terrorism-prevention tools to such trustworthy states as Russia, UAE, and Hungary.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)

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Re:GrapheneOS and Forensic Extraction of Data (2024) by dns_snek on Thursday September 11, 2025 @10:37AM (#45212224)
A type of exploit (Remote Code Execution) that can be used to secretly infect your device with spyware without requiring any interaction from you (0-click).
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