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Apple’s iOS blocks gov’t spying efforts, Gamma’s FinSpy useless against iPhone – ZDNet (blog)

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ZDNet (blog)

Apple's iOS blocks gov't spying efforts, Gamma's FinSpy useless against iPhone
ZDNet (blog)
A particular piece of software is called FinSpy. According to Gamma Groups' FinSpy software specifications hosted by Wikileaks, the spyware can be used to monitor Skype conversations, take screenshots and photos using a device's camera, record …
Gamma Group's FinSpy Tool Can Monitor Android Smartphones – But Not iPhonesInternational Business Times UK
Surveillance leak shows spyware loves Android, but can't infect Apple's iPhones without jailbreakApple Insider
Want to spy on the iPhone? Good luck – It's nearly impossibleDigital Trends
Load The Game –Tech Times –Washington Post
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US Senate blocks NSA surveillance reform bill

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The U.S. Senate voted early Saturday to block the USA Freedom Act, a legislation that aimed to put an end to the bulk collection of telephone records by the National Security Agency.

It also voted down a bill that would extend to July 31 certain provisions of the Patriot Act, including Section 215, which provides the legal framework for the current NSA phone surveillance program.

The Senate, which adjourned Saturday for the Memorial Day weekend, will reconvene on May 31, when it will try to hammer out a deal ahead of the June 1 deadline when the Patriot Act provisions expire, unless reauthorized in the same or modified form by legislation.

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Apple’s iOS blocks gov’t spying efforts, Gamma’s FinSpy useless against iPhone – ZDNet

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International Business Times UK

Apple's iOS blocks gov't spying efforts, Gamma's FinSpy useless against iPhone
ZDNet
A particular piece of software is called FinSpy. According to Gamma Groups' FinSpy software specifications hosted by Wikileaks, the spyware can be used to monitor Skype conversations, take screenshots and photos using a device's camera, record …
Gamma Group's FinSpy Tool Can Monitor Android Smartphones – But Not iPhonesInternational Business Times UK
Why surveillance companies hate the iPhoneWashington Post (blog)
FinSpy surveillance software tunnels into all mobile platforms except iOSFierceMobileIT
Digital Trends –Help Net Security
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New Android Malware Blocks Phone Calls – CruxialCIO

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New Android Malware Blocks Phone Calls
CruxialCIO
Researchers do know that the app is disguised as Android security software that the creators advertise as an operating system update. The app, which appears to originate from Korea, is available on third-party online stores, not the official Google …
New Android malware disconnects calls, intercepts texts of victimsSC Magazine

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