Episode 83: The Conspiracy Theorists Get It Right Again

Wednesday, 25 August 2021 – 23:32:30 CEST
Pegasus isn't new. Anyone in the field has known about NSO Group's spyware and its use against politicians, activists and journalists for half a decade. What's worth discussing, though, is how the topic has been ignored for so long. Both by the press and by iPhone maker Apple.
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Episode 77: Welcome to the Polizeistaat!

Tuesday, 6 July 2021 – 23:46:11 CEST
The German police can now hack into computers and phones, without the target having to have committed a crime. Even though a Berlin court has just ruled evidence from similar hacks originating outside of Germany to be inadmissible in criminal proceedings in the country.
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Episode 70: Targeting Your Citizens with Spyware

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 – 21:53:12 CEST
The German government wants to put trojans on its citizens' phones and other devices to crack end-to-end encrypted communications. And it wants to do it with as little due process as possible. Welcome to another battle in the Crypto Wars!
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