"It is a weapon": Ronan Farrow discusses the spyware in our pockets in "Surveilled"
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"It is a weapon": Ronan Farrow discusses the spyware in our pockets in "Surveilled"

Salon  

The cogent documentary, “Surveilled,” now available on HBO, tracks journalist Ronan Farrow as he investigates the proliferation and implementation of spyware, specifically, Pegasus, which was created by the Israeli company NSO Group. Directors Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz follow Farrow as he meets with individuals including a former NSO employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity; Ron Deibert, of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, which uncovered spyware abuse; and Elies Campo, in Catalonia, Spain, who is able to check phones for spyware. Salon spoke with Farrow, along with filmmakers Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz about “Surveilled” and spyware. In terms of law enforcement, and you also hear it from Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the intelligence committee saying, “If this is software that can help rescue my theoretically kidnapped child, I want that.” It’s part of the real challenge in terms of abuse and potential use of this software. The thing I hear from these privacy law experts is the DHS is where you see the purchasing of legally dubious technology because they have a built-in excuse, “Hey, it’s all in the course of law enforcement operations.” There is very little reason to think that we are going to see more aggressive self-policing under this incoming Trump administration than we did under the Biden administration.

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1 year, 11 months ago
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1 year, 11 months ago
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1 year, 11 months ago
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1 year, 11 months ago
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2 years ago
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3 years, 1 month ago
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3 years, 1 month ago
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3 years, 2 months ago
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3 years, 2 months ago
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3 years, 2 months ago
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3 years, 2 months ago
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3 years, 2 months ago
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3 years, 2 months ago
Opposition slams Government as New York Times report says India bought Pegasus spyware
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