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Serbian authorities using spyware to illegally surveil activists, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Police and intelligence services in Serbia are using advanced mobile forensics products and previously unknown spyware to illegally surveil journalists, environmental campaigners and civil rights activists, according to a report.

The report shows how mobile forensic products from the Israeli firm Cellebrite are used to unlock and extract data from individuals’ mobile devices, which are being infected with a new Android spyware system, NoviSpy.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Israel sells surveillance software to everyone. That’s probably their main source foreign currency besides the worst hummus at any grocery.

This isn’t anti-semitism, for the record. I’m criticizing Israel’s IT sector, specifically (and Sabra), for being too focused on selling zero-day exploits to police and spy agencies. It’s despicable and needs to be stopped or we’re all worse off. All zero-day viruses discovered by any government agency should be reported immediately to the company. Especially in a “democracy.” But especially in a democracy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Here's a source for visualizing Israel's exports, ranked by value

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

I never in a million years would have guessed Israel's chief export was diamonds..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

It's true, Sabra's zero-day exploits must be stopped!