Pegasus: the spyware technology that threatens democracy

Pegasus spyware is capable of bypassing your phone's security and gaining complete access to your device - including emails, messages, GPS location, photos, video, and your phone's microphone.
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A Guardian investigation can now reveal widespread abuse of the Pegasus technology by government clients around the world who purchased the spyware from its Israeli manufacturer - the NSO Group. People who were selected as possible targets include journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders.
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[@mogesshiferaw6034]

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[@shafiemohammad1200]

Llli8

[@AG-ig8uf]

No need for dramatic background music, and cinematic shots, keep documentary look and sound like documentary, not corporate ad.

[@venomfc2035]

Hi can I download that software and hack my girlfriends smartphone 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@THE-X-Force]

@Orthographix Well said. It would be nice to see some journalistic integrity but it seems in short supply.

[@skipps-4981]

Imagine America's response if this was Iran or Russia, and not Israel

[@martinmadrazo1781]

Well said. Biden would have boiled like a volcano, if it were Iran or Russia.

[@mendyk954]

So you really think America doesn’t do the same? At least Israel is not America’s enemy

[@user-up3dj3dh5e]

@@mendyk954 yes they are

[@mendyk954]

@@user-up3dj3dh5e got proof? Or just accusation

[@niazahmad350]

The scenario would have been same if they were using it. Just like now, they have been using it for so long.

[@heehee4651]

Who needs schizophrenia when you have real life

[@MIOKONE]

Schizophrenia is quite in the real life dude

[@bloopblooper490]

Who needs news that's 20 years past being news?

[@barteatmyshorts8252]

You don't because you type this comment.....

[@elbo7755]

@@bloopblooper490 edgy

[@alanhat5252]

@@bloopblooper490 everybody, because very few have seen it yet. This needs to go viral but it never has...

[@WinchesterBoyy]

if it was a Chinese software everybody goes crazy but since it's mosad so it's like it's okay !

[@jugalpratimdas8908]

Not many have the strength and courage to oppose isreal tbh and there is really no proof about what they do and did behind any of the scenes.

[@tajulislam9718]

Because of USA

[@homefrontsai]

Mossad didn't spread Covid...though ,but 🇨🇳 ppl spreaded it.

[@kv6257]

I prefere a quasi-democracy to spy on me, rather a dictatureship, because I don't want to live in a dictatureship

[@PalCan]

@@homefrontsai who said anything about covid. We're talking about Mossad's unit 8200 and the NSO Group they founded

[@aajabbinmagosh5509]

Just imagine if Pegasus was from Russia or China how the West will react?!

[@jibyjacob7]

Israel developed it coz they have to survive. Anyone would do anything to survive from predators..

[@ShivaKumar-yy6zr]

@@jibyjacob7 that's so hypocritical. Doesn't China and Russia have a threat from the US?

[@jibyjacob7]

@@ShivaKumar-yy6zr They do, I was very specific about Israel, their situation is different. What happens when India stops monitoring situation in Kashmir?

[@rainmanhart2809]

@@jibyjacob7 what situations? They gave pegasus to dictatorships who spied on their people. But hey it's israel.

[@jibyjacob7]

@@rainmanhart2809 Is that their problem? It's a private company ..

[@chrisdoesmusic]

it's almost as if snowden was warning us about this for the last eight year...

[@jamesmiller3639]

You think ? 😂😂

[@lesleyhogg2495]

Yes

[@shivab4241]

Nothing to be with worried about citizen. As the Guardian, our angel of truth, explains, this occurs in other countries, not here.

[@melissaoderante6815]

But remember, it's bad when individuals hack your phone, but when the Government does it, its for our protection....🤔

[@lesleyhogg2495]

@@shivab4241 Nice. I can feel the sarcasm dripping off that!

[@98f5]

what a surprise... not like we've actually known about this for TEN YEARS! Thanks Snowden!

[@notreal1477]

Yup and as per Snowden the uk government created the snoopers charter back in like 2011 to do this legally.

[@humanbeing8272]

Even Snowden said this goes beyond what he warned against.. Watch his short KZbin interview with the Guardian about this spyware today.

[@DARKSHREK000]

@@humanbeing8272 reply he's just trying to rally people again. This is exactly what he warned against back in 2013. The spyware isn't impressive nor novel. It's just a rootkit for iOS and Android but it's been marketed to clients in the way Adobe markets Photoshop. This seems to be some sort of coup.

[@Akshaykumar-jc3ci]

I don't know how many hidden spy software still working now???

[@ronswanson1444]

This leak will be attributed to John McAfee in the coming days and weeks.

[@gsc8713]

>Israeli surveilance company Thats all we needed to know

[@LegendNinja41]

ha true!

[@eld2268]

Its a private company, not a company that controlled by the Israeli government,like Rafael or ELTA Systems.

[@naceraher9632]

@@eld2268 ???

[@jmus6494]

Yeah. It obviously works

[@pramilashaktawat4429]

🏐 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE, HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE GUARDIAN ON U-TUBE🏐

[@PVivekmca]

Pegasus; i can do anything on your phone. Nokia 1100 : you can't hold my beer, Catch me if you can😂😂

[@pramilashaktawat4429]

🔴 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE, HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE GUARDIAN ON U-TUBE🔴

[@yasirsaheed]

Govt. no need pegasus for that, calls & sms from a 1100 can already be spied by the cell network & the govt. cz there's no encryption whereas internet traffic is encrypted

[@hhdgdhum]

😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍

[@bearsbreeches]

Sell it to dictatorships but make them promise they would only use it to investigate criminals. What could possibly go wrong?

[@nonypomina7165]

not all of their costumers (hungary and mexico) are dictators, even they have some tendecies.

[@ahmadswalihck]

They knew lmao

[@567secret]

Capitalism doesn't consider the ethical implications, it's only motivating goals are profit, and shareholder satisfaction, both of which things more sales results in greater amounts of. Capitalism must end to see the end of such things.

[@HC-fv5cp]

Guess what, the biggest criminal in the world is a country called USA.

[@saif5428]

@Mao Oba Zedong heading towards totalitarianism if not complete dictatorship, cant even call it authoritarian cuz its already that on this point

[@karinafanatic]

Didn’t Edward Snowden told the world what US was doing years ago?!

[@stuffenjoyer2223]

Yes. And he was condemned for it by Americans. He was more popular abroad though.

[@cinemaparadiso5402]

That's WHY Snowden is ANTI-SEMITIC.

[@jsmnzgb]

@@karinafanatic You don't seem to know much. :)

[@SquidCena]

More like have you seen what China was doing years ago?

[@karinafanatic]

@@SquidCenano, we all learnt a lot from CIAs and MI6 🤣 Ask Denmark who were spying European leaders for the US, they know it well

[@cekan14]

It is outrageous how unprotected we the general public are against this kind of attacks on our privacies.

[@freedeliveryprinting3100]

Cell phone eavesdropping is ridiculously easy to beat. When an individual seems iron clad privacy: A) toss the cell phone into your refrigerator B) Place a small sticker in front of camera lens. C) Don't speak about any sensitive issues via your cell.

[@daMillenialTrucker]

It's because half the population is okay with this.

[@Kevin-fj5oe]

Yeah, but i would be gracefull if they prevent another church bombing in my country. I guess a small price to pay.

[@Islam101_Uganda]

Imagine if the noise that would exist if China, Russia or Iran had this software

[@jibyjacob7]

Israel developed it coz they have to survive. Anyone would do anything to survive from predators..

[@RichHandsome]

SpeakTruth survive in land they stole ? That makes no sense

[@davidbolha]

@@RichHandsome Ignore the paid ZioCon troll. 😎😆

[@jibyjacob7]

@@davidbolha Truth hurts and it will stay strong regardless of some haters. Strong with Israel.

[@davidbolha]

@@jibyjacob7 Guess you never heard of Revelation 3:9 & John 8:44... Or the Balfour Declaration or the Haavara Agreement.

[@dmomcilovic9185]

Easy solution : get an old Nokia.

[@ghosthouse5625]

Lol nokia 62.10 😆

[@LolLol-pq5fp]

People think this is a joke, suprisingly youll be far happier witgout a smartphone. I personally love the retro look too.

[@journeyintococo6996]

D Momcilovic - I remember my old 3300 - I marvelled at it's no-aerial form....in the mid-late 90's!!!

[@tommorgan7599]

Or a phone with Linux

[@ashiq549]

Not funny

[@Buddhavibez]

Are we really going to pretend that this hasn’t already been used for years

[@wonky3854]

it has been, the israelis have sold it to saudi and others, and have been doing so for years, several associated press and al jazeera reporters were targetted

[@michaelc3977]

Pretend? Did you watch the video? It explained how and from where this has been going on for years.

[@TheZachary86]

The US also hypocritically gathered their allies on China and Russia. But then turns a blind eye to this. Same with PRISM same with ECHELON.

[@tams805]

It's almost like that's the story here.

[@TheGQBrotha]

@ Costa - LOL, I was thinking the very same thing, anyone that is feigning shock, indignation and surprise, cmon folks. This stuff has been going on for a long while. They don't call it data harvesting for nothing.

[@MBilal-ne5ov]

NSO Group be like: *If I don't hack your phone, someone else will*

[@NusratJahan-xz7jj]

🤣

[@FeRoOOo71]

Jacob will be proud

[@__Fat__Joey_Crack__1998]

Remember , if you study computer science since it’s beginning, you can create your own hardware and software and be completely anonymous .

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

This is literally a crime against humanity.

[@billybla]

Israel been committing all kind of crimes for decades and get away with it coz usa is behind them.

[@esotericvv1244]

100% War crimes and many more

[@noormuzamil9850]

100% right

[@tothepoint4080]

hmm not really ,its just nature at work , its called jungle law

[@mazdoom9279]

I'm selling guns to the police. Am I a criminal? I sell beautiful Knife to the whole world Am I a criminal?

[@truth.speaker]

As someone who has paranoia, I just expect my phone to do all this anyway

[@emma24ism]

It’s not paranoia if they’re really out to get you.

[@antwango]

Accept that it does already and then you sleep better

[@Journey_Awaits]

I hope they waste time reading all my bad fanfics

[@PooftMancrap]

Lolllll

[@ssjwes]

As someone who has paranoia, thats why I never bought a "smart"phone... You're really not paranoid, if you do the things you're scared of...

[@wilwad]

"Pegasus is probably the most advanced piece of spyware ever developed.." What about Facebook?

[@QazCetelic]

Facebook is far more widespread, but not as advanced.

[@IIO7142]

No,Pegasus is low tech spying method, someone can actually hack you or my brain and body.

[@freeinternet6582]

India: China has an evil govt, the CCP spies on it's people. We are the largest democracy. Pegasus: bruh India:

[@oksowhat]

Till now no proof have came out, stop such allegations

[@singatakberpura]

no proof

[@tonystark-iv1md]

US: the land of free But every phone in US , every social media are in surveillance

[@puneet7768]

Genuinely asking, is there a substantial proof of pegagus being used by the current government on oppositions?

[@singatakberpura]

@@puneet7768 nope even now amnesty international has denied having a list its just who they think and not clear cut proof

[@mcdj99]

Government spying on my phone? Hope they laugh at the memes I send

[@antwango]

XD theyre loving the Trump and Biden ones

[@PooftMancrap]

Yep 😂😂😂😂

[@thehat4215]

Yes and they can use it against you to blackmail you if you dare to speak out

[@fetB]

they don't

[@junbug1love]

Pegasus and prism going back to Edward Snowden that was reported 10 years ago also the fact that AT&T and Verizon was recording all of their subscribers phone calls and data and the list goes on and on and on

[@theobserver6755]

Its not threatening to democracy, it is the dark side of democracy.

[@thehat4215]

Yes democracy dictatorship monarchy all are same side of coin. Only elites can rule

[@anthonyd4341]

Gee, the Israeli government is more upset about ice cream than this monstrosity.

[@Frankishsaxon89]

No tech companies operates in Israeli without the approval of the government NSO is a Mossad front.

[@needmoreramsay]

Not only has Western society failed to fight for our privacy, rights, and freedoms; we've willingly given them up and accepted this.

[@aminostruth3494]

Our ignorance and apathy is our consent.

[@trickledowneconomicsfail7127]

its pretty hard to form a cohresive unified front while half the population are crying about a tiny minoirty of the population and far right conspiracy theories.

[@REALASUNDER]

You can only accept it if you aware of it.

[@mariolisa2832]

Given up? More like sold them to the highest bidder…

[@Etaoinshrdlu69]

That's capitalism for you. No privacy under capitalism.

[@tommccann7552]

I found this to be especially concerning because of the scary background music

[@cinemaparadiso5402]

It's ANTI-SEMITIC to criticize spywares

[@notinterested8452]

I found the music very soothing.

[@cornholiothefirst2018]

I think they can't do this en masse, so it's like a panopticon style hustle.

[@davidbolha]

HandRubbing.apk downloaded. Would you like to open the app ? 😆😅

[@atikurrahman3933]

The old style notebook by pen writing is the only secured way.

[@joelfisher1158]

WoW.🙏🏼 I'm a middle aged man, and my SON told me to contact these *MINSLEGEND,* and all I can say is the kids are alright. That this is what is going on on Instagram gives me hope for the future of humanity. Well done👏🏼

[@lolitaras22]

I build, repair and maintain PCs as an occupation and every time someone asks me about privacy, my copy-paste answer is: "if you care about privacy, first of all always read the manual of your apparatus and the terms of service for anything you use on it". It's a conversation killer.

[@aminostruth3494]

Why not make it even more concise and respond with "What privacy?!" There is a backdoor to everything, esp that which us mere peons have access to. The only way to guarantee privacy is to communicate in the ol' fashion analogue way.

[@lolitaras22]

@@aminostruth3494 There are other ways toο, but I pointed to the fact that most people don't want to delve even into rudimentary information.

[@EgoChip]

If you want anything kept private on a computer, simply never put it online or connect to any online networks, and don't connect any drives with the data to any online devices. As soon as you are online, assume privacy is gone because no matter how good your expertise, or ethical and secure your OS and software is, there is always the risk that it can be bypassed. Even security services ultimately know who you are, when you use a VPN they have your details and can you really trust them to use them responsibly and lawfully? Never underestimate the weakness of people, especially when it comes to greed and threats to their livelihoods.

[@MrGold-lo6vc]

So instead of being helpful you give them a jackass answer.

[@lolitaras22]

@@MrGold-lo6vc No friend, it's a joke to summarize the general underestimation of privacy risks. I'm a professional, I conform to the will and needs of my clients. If they want to be secure or at least care about it, of course, I advice them, it's my job the last 25 years. You know, most of my clients when the bell rings for the shortest of possible tech lessons, they just react REALLY NEGATIVLY, they don't want to go there. They don't want to learn about (fuck privacy, which is a vague term for most of the people) keyboard shortcuts and workflow solutions that will reduce timelines and enhance productivity. That's the real life.

[@AmbedkarToday]

This reminded me of the movie, Enemy of State starring Gene Hackman and Will Smith. We have come a long way!

[@antwango]

No we havent come along way! Technology and the people who abuse us have

[@ernestabor]

Gene Hackman and Will Smith will be wondering how it feels now that it exist in the real world

[@slavakulishko3771]

Technology came a long way

[@cinemaparadiso5402]

It's ANTI-SEMITIC to criticize spying

[@nafinaf7937]

NSO: Our technology is helping to fight terrorism, gun violence, serious crimes. Whose definitions are those? NSO and its clients, of course

[@user-ik4rw5rz3m]

I guess because of these smart phones, there's no such thing as private life, unfortunately

[@EgoChip]

You don't need a smart phone. It's entirely possible to function without one, but they don't want people to realise this. I don't own one.

[@ta_93]

@@EgoChip it's entirely possible to function without electricity, duh

[@Arado159]

@@EgoChip But, presumably, you're still on some sort of personal computing device, using an account on a Google-owned platform.

[@martinsauer8856]

@@Arado159 But you can realize this in a quite secure way. You can use VPNs or the tor browser to hide your identity. Or use open source operating systems to not have some government backdoor. With a phone .. you have to use the proprietary software that comes with it. And you are pretty much completely vulnerable and exposed to what Apple or some other company does with your phone. You can’t even access the hardware on most devices to see what’s in it..

[@roger733]

Without smartphone you can't comment

[@danverochraner6659]

They should also add US regime with Prism surveillance.

[@antwango]

^^^^This^^^^ This vid is not telling us anything new!!! The US is doing all of this and more! The US the biggest culprit and more.... why else Snowdon and Assange

[@alanhat5252]

@@antwango this is more sophisticated than anything produced in the USA so USA is a customer

[@tothepoint4080]

big words

[@klax001]

@@antwango China shill detected

[@jsmnzgb]

@@antwango Well, you don't seem to have any idea what you're talking about so surely this video can tell you something new.

[@Nines_Rodriguez]

There is always an alternative; abandon your smartphone...

[@James-vk5ov]

And this is why we need to go back to the era when we did not have smart phones. Ditch the smart phones!

[@NusratJahan-xz7jj]

was thinking the same after listening about this pegasus scandal

[@tsprague67]

The thousands of people that was spied on should be able to sue the company, Israel, politicians and government officials using Pegasus.

[@tothepoint4080]

nice joke

[@cinemaparadiso5402]

It's ANTI-SEMITIC to sue spying companies.

[@Mirsab]

@@cinemaparadiso5402 😂😂 well played

[@LHKKKing]

You are antisemitic, problem solved

[@eden5260]

you cant sue a country for something a private company has supposedly has done. if so china Russia u.k and USA would be absolutely broke

[@gabor6259]

Black Mirror will become a historical documentary series soon.

[@targetedinvancouver4984]

Been over a year, please update us with the investigation, what progress has been made, and moves ya'll made. Too many humans are still being affected today in many aspects of their lives.

[@idoltrash2353]

man even their logo is straight out of "evil corpo" fiction

[@sfisothecreative]

We living inside a horror movie.

[@derelictmachine9401]

Its a nightmare and much worse than you think.

[@tothepoint4080]

not really , u just watch too much tv.

[@sfisothecreative]

@@tothepoint4080 are you for real??? I'm shocked 😱

[@sfisothecreative]

@@derelictmachine9401 True that, way worse.

[@tothepoint4080]

@@sfisothecreative leave that mobile, turn off tv ,talk to your family ,enjoy with kids. then tell me who was spying on you. do this reply in a month. these spy,bad govt, this wrong ,that wrong .will always be there. you can keep arguing its not fair .but wont change a thing

[@jimmyjcrackdabomb9178]

I’m surprised that The Guardian isn’t running a story on how great this surveillance project is for us. You don’t have to read 1984, you can actually live it 👍💪🏿⭐️

[@nickwoolley7368]

Why are you suprised?

[@queefman6285]

It's l;ike theyhave a shred of integrity.

[@bmmr]

Is it possible that Apple allowed Pegasus to run within its main operating system codebase ? as it would be next to impossible for some apps to just get automatically installed and take photos, read messages, hack & send data without the consent of user - Apple guys need to clarify that their platform is really safe and not just ordinary type of phone OS with lots of cameras around

[@ahlamamr4659]

I think that it’s possible

[@conceptofeverything8793]

It works via telephony network.

[@capwater7197]

NSA helped develop it NSA had access to Google Amazon Facebook and Apple servers and internal code

[@realShikha885]

Conspiracies

[@thomaswarren2699]

Digital "privacy" has ALWAYS been an illusion. Nothing's changed.

[@tothepoint4080]

not just digital , but always has been ,, spying was always there

[@lindabergman3127]

Agreed

[@dave9401]

You can factory reset your phone, change your phone number, get a new phone, cover your cameras when not in use, block your microphone with some of that putty people use for cleaning electronics, and store your phone in a case, bag or box designed to block signal (metals will do this and there are products purposefully designed for this purpose). Just some ideas that came to my mind while watching this. 🙃

[@nicksurfs1]

Isn’t this just the US sharing prism with Israel and Israel taking credit for it ? Or am I missing something

[@whatthe.4703]

Yeah you are right

[@LHKKKing]

The 'thing' you are missing is antisemitic.

[@cbgames3945]

@@LHKKKing your mom

[@ironinventor9528]

The thing ur missing is this was probs a Israeli creation rather than being made with us involvement

[@danirey425]

They are taking credit though we've collabed before e.g stuxnet.

[@unconsciously4656]

Mobile manufacturers cannot find the zero day vulnerability but the guardian journalists can lol

[@juzzlookin]

If you haven't seen Person Of Interest (POI) it'll give you some idea of where were heading.

[@EgoChip]

That was a good show. That thought had crossed my mind when I was watching it, Its seriously scary.

[@brianm9902]

makes you wonder what made them create a show based on this, the creation of social media and messaging apps was for the intent of tracking us in my opinion,

[@PalCan]

Where can we watch POI

[@EgoChip]

@@PalCan It was on Netflix, but no longer is sadly.

[@soopademus1]

It's mind boggling government agencies allowed the company to sell the software.

[@HeywoodJablome28]

Wtf is so mind boggling about this?! These governments have just as much integrity

[@MarquosXoloVanda]

​@@HeywoodJablome28you're a buffoon for believing that load of tripe.

[@user-gy8be9cf7i]

Pegasus tool is using services that automatically download stuff. For instance finding a vulnerability in the iphone mail app, then infecting the phone by sending something through email, it gets automatically downloaded as mail service is running in background usually. So its using apps that are running in the background automatically, Ways to protect against pegasus: - Dont download unnecessary apps - Keep your device software updated - Keep your apps updated - Switch off app background refresh - Switch off internet (Mobile data) on apps and only turn it on when you want to use those apps then switch it back off again - For Iphone, Switch off Imessage unless you are using it. - If you dont need iCloud then switch your connection with iCloud off as device can get infected through iCloud running service. This doesn’t protect you 100% but it does make it harder to infect your device.

[@nv_chino]

It bypasses all of that

[@TheRageCommenter]

@@nv_chinoyes. The above is nonsense advice

[@YanLi-ez2it]

Imagine if this was a Chinese company. Sanctions would fly everywhere but because it's Israeli, don't even expect any talks of sanctions.

[@WinchesterBoyy]

exactly!

[@elshanks1578]

ANTI SEMETISM WAAAAA

[@mardasman428]

The difference is that it's a private company working for its personal economic gain, it's not a technology sanctioned or commanded by the Israeli government. There are many companies in democratic countries working to undermine democracy by exporting horrendous things such as poison gas components (German companies in Iraq and Syria), nuclear components, spyware and of course weapons into dictatorial countries. That however is a very different thing than a dictatorial government perpetrating those hacks themselves like Russia does. Russia is so infamous that it is even blacklisted by the Pegasus creators. Their blacklist includes 20 countries, so only the worst of the worst offenders imaginable. The Israeli government isn't really at fault here unless you want the Israeli government to completely ban this company from doing what it does. Few governments ever ban unethical practices of private companies, Israel just isn't an exception. Considering how many lobbyists are lobbying Israeli governments to further the interests of cyber-startups, this is unlikely as internet technology startups are an incredibly important economic factor in Israel, saying many of its jobs.

[@misc.endeavours8343]

Whatever we're aware of now you can be sure they have something else already up and running which we haven't heard about yet.

[@lgoody7306]

open prison and we don’t even know

[@stoicsceptic8420]

Shhhh. Take your jabs and stop asking questions .

[@ta_93]

life itself is a prison and you don't even know

[@lgoody7306]

@@ta_93 not when u know how to escape it whenever u feel like 🧘

[@stoicsceptic8420]

@@ta_93 meaningless nonsense from a pseudo intellectual

[@lgoody7306]

@@stoicsceptic8420 watch dr Charles hoffe then tell me to get jabs 🧠 🧼

[@ccarta192]

Hopefully there will somebody who develops some type of software that can defeat this spyware.. or for that matter any type of surveillance mechanism

[@saigonmonopoly1105]

u know how every info are binary code number then all pages n program have a design of count number or dosh and dashes to create that page or program info to generate the page right?

[@BillyPhilipRwoth]

Al Jazeera did a brilliant documentary on this long ago. You are late to the party, Guardian!

[@nonypomina7165]

this is not a compition.

[@user-ux8pj3rf4w]

@@nonypomina7165 well this goes to show that the Guardian isn't as good as al Jazeera

[@Browndwarff]

@@user-ux8pj3rf4w no

[@user-ux8pj3rf4w]

@@Browndwarff can you expand rather than just saying no ,

[@Browndwarff]

@@user-ux8pj3rf4w guardian isn't the best, it has its own liberal bias. But it cannot be worse than an arab government's mouthpiece( al jazeera is owned by the Qatari goverment). Sure they did a good piece on a spyware, but that doesn't mean anything if they don't report on what's happening in their country. Like qatari labor laws, women's/gay rights in qatar, etc.

[@conanthebarbarian6307]

Aren't most apps able to do this... with our consent? Access to photos, microphone etc

[@thomasace2547]

Some don’t need your consent Even apps like google docs will now go through all your files and report “illegal” materials or straight up delete “misinformation” Edit: It’s in the new T&Cs

[@conanthebarbarian6307]

@@thomasace2547 Wow I didn't know they had been doing that. It really is creepy how far they can reach. I try not to use any Google products for work because I remember reading T&C of a "free" note pad app. The bit that concerned me the most (other than handing over your data to federal authorities on request) was that ideas that you may be writing down for a book or any creative endeavour can be read and stolen/plagiarised.

[@GroovyVideo2]

gool

[@samdobie6748]

Yes but they don't have people actively sitting there on the other end spying on you.

[@kingpinoutlow8105]

That's how they target important figures in Iran 🇮🇷

[@DougGrinbergs]

Thanks, Team Guardian, for quality coverage!

[@papamama1275]

Developed by Israel around a decade ago and they talk about this now !

[@johnmunro4952]

Shhhhh, that's antisemitism don't cha know!?

[@scottymackay1801]

Developed by a company in Israel, not BY Israel.

[@papamama1275]

@@johnmunro4952 Im friend with a Rabbi !

[@papamama1275]

@@scottymackay1801 do you know the origins and stakeholders of the company ? Go do homework

[@mahadaalvi]

@@scottymackay1801 lol and approved/utilized by the Israeli government. Israel isn’t as slick as it thinks it is 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@pleindevie7901]

1984 !

[@chuckecheese4267]

Wasn't it already known that if you were spyed on through your phone, a Court order were needed but doesn't apply with a mobile phone for the airspace is public?

[@4zv4l38]

any idea what's the background music that starts at 2:09 ?

[@james87367]

I'm highly surprised The Gaurdian is reporting this. Especially since its coming from Israel.

[@user-up3dj3dh5e]

Yes, but now I have a new respect for the paper

[@eden5260]

Guardian is literally one of the most anti-Israel publishers, although this has nothing to do with the state, why wouldn't they?

[@user-up3dj3dh5e]

@@eden5260 the state is aware of their dealings around the world, the same way China is aware of Huawei’s activities or Britain is aware of its arms companies’. Israel is no better than any other authoritarian state trying to blackmail democratic politicians and activists around the world. Similar business has been seen with Mossad agent Jeffrey Epstein’s intriguing work or former international mobster Meyer Lansky’s

[@eden5260]

@@user-up3dj3dh5e absolutely nothing is wrong with Huawei activities that's where your argument is lacking, it is the ccp that is forcing Huawei to let the government use their tech for the ccp benefits.

[@MichaelJ44]

Let’s not act like the government haven’t been doing this for decades

[@BlackRose-vi2yg]

True it's a non story

[@nonypomina7165]

i didnt have a smartphone 'decades' ago, and every similar thing is not the same.

[@wave9519]

To a degree, yes, but not on this scale.

[@ayusharyal5877]

It will not only read but write emails, SMS, etc. which the government can use to arrest the targets.

[@riesenbuhai]

For sure or BS?

[@asubhan9489]

NSO servers or apps can also be hacked? If so global security is at risk

[@JohnDoe-lx3dt]

So it does the same thing as the Facebook app?

[@ibexthegoat3112]

Exactly.....

[@omayou69]

Created by "the greatest democracy in middle East": Israel :)

[@saigonmonopoly1105]

hey is that mean when ur in a web page another program is follow in or disguise in the background right?

[@saigonmonopoly1105]

can we make a mirror page to monitor out of number n traffic of unrelated binary code dosh n dashes 1-0 of extra amount that hitch hike or sneak in ...u can spot it right ? if not can u create one?

[@bustercolin7507]

I still use Morse code.

[@RenzoTravelsTheEarth]

The government has had this for years.

[@honved1]

Which Government?

[@RenzoTravelsTheEarth]

@ᛉC. Ó Dubhlaoichᛉ Just ask Edward Snowden, maybe not this specific software but similar methods have been used for the past 10 or so years.

[@tammanaq]

They should make phones more manual. Make it possible to remove the battery, analog on/off switches of the camera and microphone and so on. And they should implement crypto end-to-end based communication on everything. And there should be a very high penalty on breaking the rules.

[@davidbarth80]

Just wrap it in tin foil🤣

[@jennifermariemartinezherro3360]

It isnt so complicated. The screen has obvious layers. Somewhere between, messages tell another to catch the adjusted cues of the futst sender. I write "A", you write "squ". The only thing in common is the width of the base received at your end is broader than that of my "A", which blurs digitally made imagery. So the glyphs had jury somewhere between, which is an enhancement effect and a new kind of product which is a secondary product of the pusher/S. At my eyes are Cranes around the main screen. No edges of its [front] are blocked except where my fingers rest to hold the phone. They are now in the upper left corner, letting a Red light shine past my thumb. Is it redeye? Its a bad product if so.

[@bencera6067]

So shady

[@siddharthmanumusic]

Why don’t they force Pegasus to reveal the names of their customers?

[@PalCan]

The same program was found on Jamal Khashoggis phone before he was assassinated and cut up in Saudi Arabia's embassy in Turkey. NSO had sold the program to Saudis and is directly complicit in the killing.

[@HardTalk1]

How do I know if my Mobile is communicating to a remote C2C system.

[@joeldiaz5571]

En Panamá hay un juicio a un expresidente por usar el Pegasus sobre sus adversarios.

[@VendettaAllan]

En México también

[@tothepoint4080]

puka puka pukaaaaa

[@PedroRodrigues-my2ji]

I imagine the marketing campagin for this.. Big brother is not that big, you need pegasus. A solution for your needed ww3

[@NoProxies]

How does it leave the US out of the countries who got PEGASUS...

[@DevilbyMoonlight]

this has to be something that triggers a manufactured in feature/trojan - a bit like whats hidden in the intel management engine - think about it, the functionality has to already be there, as otherwise the over head incurred by something like this will be apparent to the user in someway or form

[@freedeliveryprinting3100]

Cell phone eavesdropping is ridiculously easy to beat. When an individual seeks iron clad privacy: A) toss the cell phone into your refrigerator B) Place a small sticker in front of camera lens. C) Don't speak about any sensitive issues via your cell.

[@Bshsikska]

One day we throw our phones and be free

[@trickledowneconomicsfail7127]

go back to medieval times?

[@em-jp4xt]

@@trickledowneconomicsfail7127 No just start living again

[@trickledowneconomicsfail7127]

@@em-jp4xt ok old man lol. I'd agree that social media is cancer but the technology itself is wonderful

[@Alexlamb442]

Yeah let's arrange a meeting on mass and do it all at the same time. Will be easier then

[@Metsudo82]

Sounds like a great advert for going back to a none smart phone. Glad I have already and am not addicted to being on FB etc 24/7.

[@kanestone4576]

Why every time an Israeli government or one of its companies does nasty things when they are criticized, they keep saying "it's an anti-Semitic or anti-Israel" campaign.

[@selvakumarmurugesan9013]

Then why we are paying premium price for apple's iPhone if they cant prevent this spyware.

[@seasong7655]

Tape up your phone cameras. Don't keep your phone in the same room when you talk. Don't store important files on your phone. We need to stop them!

[@zenoniazion2417]

keep your phone inside a Faraday case when not in use. this prevents the phone from receiving/emitting electromagnetic radiation, fields, & signals. this is much more effective in protecting your privacy than simply turning off your phone, taking out the battery, turning on airplane mode, etc.... USE A FARADAY CASE. use secure & private GNU/Linux distros such as TAILS, QubesOS, or WhonixOS for storing critical/sensitive data.

[@EgoChip]

Or just don't use a mobile phone. Go back to old fashioned land line, or use a cheap burner phone without a camera or fancy GPS tracking devices.

[@mamboch80]

Time to dust off my old nokia phone.

[@loakes2828]

no jokes ive saved mine incase shit gets any weirder! battery lasts forever to,oldskool

[@mirba6933]

Does anyone know if it's just a phone attacked or also e-mail and phone number? If i get rid of the phone, can i use the same Sim-card, Number and email?

[@eazimhr5796]

What if there is no internet in the phone , can it still access camera or gps or anything. ?

[@thetradergamez540]

This is old news every gov uses this... This is what we are being told imagine the stuff under black budgets 🤣🤣🤣

[@justmadeit2]

*Mad world and in many ways we as humans are addicted to staring at a screen of one type or another. Please type above in the sea rch bar the name....Addicted to a screen*

[@omnipotentpumpkin9755]

Hasn't the Echelon system been doing this already since the late 60's? It's not the technology that's scary, it's the normalisation of it within our lives. This could effectively be the core origin acting as the catalyst for the end of Democracy.

[@mat3857]

I'm so sad that my country (Hungary) is on the list.

[@needmoreramsay]

Thank you Guardian for helping to bring this to light. Sadly there are too few people to speak out against such blatant abuses of power and technology.

[@asheru9254]

I always feel like somebody's watching me 🎵

[@edgarbleikur1929]

"...and remember that we are not descended from fearful men" Edward R. Murrow "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men - not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were, for the moment, unpopular" Edward R. Murrow

[@notta3d]

3:35 - that elevator looks like fun.

[@billhanson4921]

of course you missed the 4 biggest UK USA China and Russia.... you need to up your game.

[@SuperSanic..]

Pegasus is Israel