The Spy in Your Phone | Al Jazeera World
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Published 2021-01-06
Pegasus is manufactured by an Israeli technology company called the NSO Group and is among the most advanced spyware in the world. It can access and infiltrate a smartphone without the owner clicking a link, opening an email or even answering their phone - meaning it can go undetected.
This investigation exposes how Pegasus works, how governments like Saudi Arabia and the UAE have bought the hugely expensive spyware and how it has been used beyond the stated intentions of the NSO Group of “developing technology to prevent and investigate terror and crime” - including to target journalists.
All Comments (21)
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I've been consistently impressed with Al Jazeera's reporting. Please keep up the good work.
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This whole design started when the battery of your phone was no longer removable.
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Smart phones are not a necessity...they are a convenience to weaken people. I'm proud to not own one. Superb documentary. Respect from the UK
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Part of the problem is companies like Apple designing a phone that doesn't allow you to properly turn it off.
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It is very critical issue and should be exposed for protect privacy purposes and each and every human rights.
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We purchase the phone with our own money but other people are in control of it
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May Peace Prevail On Earth
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National Security and prevention of terrorism are the greatest pretexts that governments use to violate human rights of their citizens.
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It should be a national issue. If a country can be held accountable as a sponsor of terror, a country should he held liable for companies distributing spyware and malware.
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probably one of the few people who's worth listening to. The amount of stuff this guy has managed to execute or set in motion is probably unmatched in the entire human history
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If you really knew what the CIA the FBI the NSA department of Justice and all the other departments were doing you would cry!
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Edward Snowden already warned us several times
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Yesterday when i commented on something true . My telephone froze completely
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Al Jazeera is the best news reports, because they genuinely have true stuff
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Very worrying. Makes you want to get rid of your phone and any electronic devices🤷🏻♀️
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I like people, like him that shows ( proof )..👍 Not just talked.. More reporters need to show proof not just talk.. that makes a real reporter....
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Interesting story, like you can do anything about your complaint. Journalist covering sensitive government affairs are walking on hot coals. My hats off to all you who do the tough stories !
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I would love to see this updated 3 years later and in the current context of the Gaza war
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I wonder if it would be legal to have a list of servers published so people could download it? Putting the list on the phone's firewall would probably not work, since Pegasus could simply kill that list as it's able to do anything on the phone. Perhaps the telecom companies, or maybe even users themselves, can configure blocklists on their devices to automatically deny access to those addresses. Maybe something like the DNS infrastructure for automating updates?
