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MACRON DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION FROM ISRAELI PM REGARDING SPYWARE ON HIS PHONE

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Sun 25 July 2021: French President Emmanuel Macron demanded from Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett an official explanation for the Pegasus spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group during a telephone conversation Saturday, reports Anadou Agency. Israeli Channel 12 said Macron expressed discomfort about reports that his mobile phone and others of French government officials were compromised. Bennett promised […]

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TIKTOK FINED $882,000 BY A DUTCH AGENCY FOR VIOLATING USER PRIVACY

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Fri 23 July 2021: On Thursday, the Dutch data protection authorities fined TikTok 750,000 euros, claiming that the social media service infringed on the privacy of young children in the Netherlands. “The information provided by TikTok to Dutch users – many of whom are young children – when installing and using the app was in […]

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NETFLIX CONFIRMS VIDEO GAME EXPANSION TO BOOST GROWTH

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Fri 23 July 2021: On Tuesday, the video streaming giant Netflix announced it would offer video games in its existing subscription plans at no extra cost, but didn’t say when that service will launch or what kind of games it will be developing. During the months of April and June, the video service gained 1.5 million new customers.  That’s slightly more than the small increase that management predicted after the service got off to a poor start during the winter months, but it’s still much behind the service’s recent growth rate. Netflix’s net gain of 5.5 million subscribers through the first six […]

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APPLE TO UPGRADE BUDGET HANDSET TO 5G, DROP IPHONE MINI FROM 2022 LINEUP: NIKKEI

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Thu 22 July 2021: According to Nikkei, Apple Inc.’s cheapest handset will feature 5G technology in its next generation, and the iPhone Mini will not be included in the company’s 2022 lineup, according to sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported. The company will start selling a 5G version of budget iPhone SE in the first half of 2022, Nikkei reported, adding the device will be powered by its A15 processor and its 5G connectivity will be enabled by Qualcomm Inc’s X60 modem chip. Telecom companies have spent billions of dollars upgrading their networks to the much heralded 5G standard, which promises quicker internet and better coverage.  Analysts, on the other hand, are wary of the technology’s application to individual customers, believing that it will be years before anyone reaps the benefits. […]

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PEGASUS SPYWARE: MACRON ORDERS TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATION

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Wed 21 July 2021: French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered to conduct series of investigations after media reported that his mobile phone numbers were targeted with the Pegasus spyware, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Wednesday. Le Monde newspaper reported on Tuesday that the Moroccan intelligence services may have spied on the phones of Macron […]

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FRANCE AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROTEST AGAINST THE USE OF ISRAELI PEGASUS SOFTWARE

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Tue 20 July 2021: The revelations surrounding the Pegasus spyware have caused a political shock. Several industrial figures, lawyers or newspapers would be concerned, pushing Gabriel Attal or Ursula von der Leyen to react. After the Pegasus spyware affair, which allegedly served to spy on “journalists, lawyers, activists and politicians in many countries, including France”, […]

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AMAZON SHUTS DOWN CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE LINKED TO ISRAELI FIRM NSO

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Tue 20 July 2021: Amazon.com Inc’s cloud service, Amazon Web Services, has shut down infrastructure and accounts linked to Israeli surveillance vendor NSO Group, US media group Vice reported, says Reuters. NSO Group’s spyware was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, government officials, and human rights activists around the world, according to […]

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HOW PEGASUS IS USED TO HACK INTO PHONES TO SPY ON USERS

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Tue 20 July 2021: In September 2018, The Citizen Lab, a Canadian cybersecurity organisation, published a comprehensive report identifying 45 countries, including India, in which the spyware was being used.  Then in October 2019, WhatsApp revealed that journalists and human rights activists in India had been targets of surveillance by operators using Pegasus.  But what really is Pegasus? How does […]

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