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The US is now the largest investor in commercial spyware (arstechnica.com)

submitted 4 days ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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The United States has emerged as the largest investor in commercial spyware—a global industry that has enabled the covert surveillance of journalists, human rights defenders, politicians, diplomats, and others, posing grave threats to human rights and national security.

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[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 11 points 4 days ago (6 children)

That’s why I am moving away from all US services, selfhosting and well vetted European services are the only viable way forward.

[–] aashd123@feddit.nl 1 points 3 days ago

For individuals who want encryption, wouldn't client-side checks (aka self hosting) be better than trusting all European services?

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