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The U.S. Blacklists Makers of Cops’ Favourite iPhone Hacking Tool
NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance company whose spyware has been peddled to authoritarian governments around the world, has been sanctioned by the U.S. Commerce Department. The new restrictions, which the agency announced in a press release Wednesday, will limit the degree to which American firms can provide parts or services to NSO — a decision…
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Google Says Huawei Ban Threatens US National Security By Forcing Chinese Tech Giant To Create Insecure OS: Report
Google is warning the US government that its ban on Chinese tech giant Huawei actually puts America’s national security at risk by forcing Huawei to produce an insecure operating system that could be exploited by bad actors, both governments and lone hackers alike. That’s the claim in a new report by the Financial Times, providing…