A lot of people forget what came out in the stead of the Snowden leaks and the ShadowBrokers leaks. This is one of those things that got lost in the mix.

DROPOUTJEEP is an NSA software plant that basically allows the NSA to transmit data from your phone whenever they want.

  • SoyViking [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    If I were to do anything that would attract the anger of the police state I would be totally analog. You can't trust anything with a power cord.

    • LibsEatPoop3 [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I think in the past 13 years they’ve managed to perfect the “remote installation capability”.

      • SoyViking [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I have a prediction about the future. Once deep fakes becomes commonplace nobody will give a shit about photographic evidence. So you have a picture of Xi bathing in the blood of Uyghur babies? Cool stuff bro, I have one of president Harris (yes, that will happen, most cursed timeline etc.) shidding on veteran military war graves. Who gives a shit?

    • ClathrateG [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      https://github.com/wolf-project/NSA-TOOLS-SHADOW-BROKERS https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_Brokers

      • eduardog3000 [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        lol a 5 year old leak? Shit is probably long patched by now. Not that the NSA isn't already using other methods.