People used to hold up China as the prime example of Orwellian government monitoring of the citizenry. Now it looks like the US is giving them a run for their money. This spyware is for immigration officials, but how long before its use spreads? Tied to AI, it will be a powerful way to identify and monitor "enemies" of the government.
This software takes control of your phone, meaning its users can act as you. Don't like all those social media posts you made criticising XYZ. Fine, we'll delete them for you. If you think the government wouldn't go that far, I've a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.
We used to speculate about a 100% surveillance future. It looks like it has arrived, and we're living in it.
Ice obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
Yes. Until everything comes crashing down, that is.