Massistant - new tool used by Chinese government to spy on seized phones

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• cheese_greater@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  M’assistant

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  • kambusha@sh.itjust.works ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    tips hat

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• voytrekk@sopuli.xyz ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Another reason to take a burner instead if you have to travel to China.

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  • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Or maybe don’t go to authoritarian countries like China, Russia, and now the USA.

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    • voytrekk@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      True, but some people may not have a choice because of work or family.

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    • LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      As though the US didnt used to spy on its citizens lol

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  • SheeEttin@lemmy.zip ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Or anywhere, really.

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• DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Do they even need this tool? I mean, last I checked, there is no protection against self incrimination in China, so they could just jail you for refusing to unlock. People in China just complies whenever police ask to unlock their phone.

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  • drmoose@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The data is still valuable and most importantly it’s a way to spy on any visitor.

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• Jimmycakes@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Just mail yourself your real phone

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  • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Customs of the country can inspect any international packages.

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  • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s not much better tbh. Remote VPN into your computer/NAS at home, otherwise just live with a burner while you’re there.

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    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      and how do you keep the vpn credentials secure?

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