Oh really, so the Pegasus attacks on Galina Timchenko and dozens of other people, including Jamal Khashoggi, never happened?
Google could’ve implemented better measures to circumvent bugging, like iPhones’ ‘lockdown’ mode, but claiming that infecting with spyware never happens on Android is plain disingenuous and idiotic.
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
“statistically doesn’t happen” is not equivalent to “has never happened”. It means the number of times it has happened is such a statistically insignificant % of the user base that it does not pass the smell test for being the reason to inconvenience every user.
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That’s nice. Now please evaluate the statistical utility of the CEO of an independent opposition-aligned media outlet, like Galina Timchenko, or journalist like Jamal Khashoggi, against an average phone user.
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Perhaps a CEO of an independent opposition-aligned media outlet should be using more strict security measures far above what is necessary or even accessible to an average phone user.
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Oh indeed, all journalists around the world should receive NSA training, then no regular user would ever suffer inconvenience to ensure their security: they would simply be cannon fodder for the police tracking their location around the clock.