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I think this understates the threat of privatized hacking tools. Governments that can barely tie their shoelaces now have access to capabilities that only a few
by g8oz 5y ago
I think this understates the threat of privatized hacking tools. Governments that can barely tie their shoelaces now have access to capabilities that only a few heavy hitters used to have. One example: In Mexico NSO software was used to target anti-obesity activists who were pushing for less soda pop consumption.
- fragmede 5y agoIt's a well known piece but it's from 2014 (or earlier), and the world was different back then.
- notdang 5y agoThe funny thing is that despite all of this high end, super secret, extremely sophisticated technology used against them, those activists won in the end.
- jahlove 5y agohttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/11/technology/hack-mexico-soda-tax-advocates.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/11/technology/hack-mexico-so...