Shining a light on spyware -- how to keep high-risk individuals safe

With elections across the world, there is a tremendous amount of attention placed on the threat posed by AI and digital misinformation. However, one threat we need to have more focus on is spyware. Spyware has already been used by nation states and governments during elections to surveil political opponents and journalists. For example, the government of Madagascar has been accused of using the technology to conduct widespread surveillance ahead of its elections. Spyware has become such as threat that in April Apple notified individuals in 92 countries that their iPhones were likely to be under active threat from an… [Continue Reading]