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EFF Statement on ICE Use of Paragon Solutions Malware (www.eff.org)

submitted 5 days ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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It was recently reported by Jack Poulson on Substack that ICE has reactivated its 2 million dollar contract with Paragon Solutions, a cyber-mercenary and spyware manufacturer.

The reactivation of the contract between the Department of Homeland Security and Paragon Solutions, a known spyware vendor, is extremely troubling.

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[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That will be even more susceptible to malware because Linux is easier to hack than iOS or Android. Linux has a weak threat model against malicious software.

[–] that_leaflet@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Year of the OpenBSD phone

[–] dRLY@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago

That would be the real "wildcard" out of nowhere mobile OS, and would be amazing. For some reason I thought of it like a pro-wrestling "pop" where Android betrayed their long-time friend Linux mobile while fighting iOS. Just to then have "WAIT what's happening?!?" then OpenBSD mobile's music hits and runs down with a steel chair, and the fans lose their minds! lol

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 days ago

Hell yeah!

[–] int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

I doubt openbsd supports the fp4, or even the pinephone.

[–] int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

I agree that with linux, once you're in, you're in. there is virtualization but that's annoying and slow, or ig you could not use internet(pretty much impossible) or very strict firewall rules, and then use some kind of proxy but that would not be a problem if it were hacked, and would resend the data but maybe fromna reader mode, which you could display with a minimalist browser.