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Researchers working with the Central Intelligence Agency have conducted a multi-year, sustained effort to break the security of Apple’s iPhones and iPads, according to top-secret documents obtained by The Intercept.
The security researchers presented their latest tactics and achievements at a secret annual gathering, called the “Jamboree,” where attendees discussed strategies for exploiting security flaws in household and commercial electronics. The conferences have spanned nearly a decade, with the first CIA-sponsored meeting taking place a year before the first iPhone was released.
Shut down (or burn down) the government and start with a clean slate.
originally posted by: Snarl
America is not the only country involved in these shenanigans. Just about everyone does it if they have the capability.
The thing that bothers me the most is how these monitoring capabilities are becoming commonplace. Embedding passive monitoring in things like gaming consoles ... or that new little BlackBox thingamajig you can't take out of your car. What's next? Our alarm clocks?
originally posted by: machineintelligence
a reply to: American-philosopher
My point is that the actions of the spooks agencies undermines billions of dollars in research and development investment as well as wasted money promoting US technology products when it is discovered that they are fully compromised government spy zombieware and people lose confidence in American manufactures.
originally posted by: Snarl
a reply to: Aazadan
We may not agree on a lot of things ...
On this you're close to the the mark, but it's far more nefarious than you think. I've tried to spill some of it in a way that should be clear and digestible, but every time I do, I'm stonewalled and ridiculed by the folks who just want to call it evil.