Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp (techcrunch.com)
from technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to technology@lemmy.world on 19 Oct 16:20
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/55855977

A federal judge has granted Meta-owned WhatsApp’s request for a permanent injunction blocking Israeli cyberintelligence company NSO Group from targeting the messaging app’s users. At the same time, the judge dramatically reduced the fine that NSO Group must pay to Meta.

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technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 19 Oct 16:22 next collapse

Security through some clown in a robe declaring it so.

It’s even more of a charade because the “fines” are going from zio to zio.

If Meta actually gave a shit, they would make an actually secure app instead of putting on a play in the courts.

TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world on 19 Oct 21:46 collapse

If Meta actually gave a shit, they would make an actually secure app instead of putting on a play in the courts.

Yeah, you don’t hear this kind of thing about Signal.

JoshuaBrusque@lemmy.world on 19 Oct 17:30 next collapse

Yeah this will work…

adespoton@lemmy.ca on 19 Oct 18:23 next collapse

“We hereby enjoin you from doing the illegal thing you were doing, and decrease the fine we were going to give you for doing it.”

Interesting timing, as NSO is now owned by US investors.

BoloMKXXVIII@piefed.social on 19 Oct 19:12 next collapse

Meta doesn’t want to complete with the NSO Group in stealing user’s information.

iopq@lemmy.world on 19 Oct 21:37 next collapse

This why we need to switch to Matrix, to empower users to publish any malware they want

DFX4509B_2@lemmy.org on 20 Oct 00:14 collapse

Oh the irony… A company known for spying on its users and selling that to data brokers blocking spyware.