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| FBI Claims No Wrong-Doing Despite Using Illegal Mass-Spying Tools |
| 2022-02-08 |
| [American Prosperity] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) claims they did nothing wrong in testing Pegasus software created by an Israeli company that allows it to track a user’s mobile phone. An FBI spokesperson told The Washington Post they have never used it during investigations. FBI’S STATEMENT ON TESTING SPYWARE TECHNOLOGY According to a statement released by the FBI, they often work with emerging technology companies to learn more about the legal use of such software, help fight crime, and protect American citizens and our civil liberties. The FBI claims it routinely tests technical solutions and problems in case a dangerous or sophisticated piece of software falls into the hands of criminals. However, they say the spyware in question was not operational and did not support any specific FBI investigations. Instead, the license obtained by the software company was limited to evaluation and product testing purposes only. According to reports, the Pegasus software’s misuse has gotten the company NSO in trouble and landed it in the middle of some high-profile invasion of privacy and human rights abuse cases. Certain governments have allegedly used the product to spy on journalists, human rights activists, and political dissidents. Pegasus software was also recently used to hack into the mobile phones of individuals working at the State Department. Related: Pegasus: 2022-02-07 Israeli police 'used Pegasus spyware to snoop on Benjamin Netanyahu's son and advisors' in growing privacy scandal Pegasus: 2022-02-02 FBI admits it acquired NSO's Pegasus spyware in 2019 Pegasus: 2022-01-31 FBI spent two years considering whether to buy clandestine spyware Phantom that can hack into ANY phone in the US |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 American Stasi. It's here. Not a conspiracy theory. IT'S HERE. NOW. |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2022-02-08 22:55 |
| #6 As we have seen, the safeguards to protect citizens built into the Patriot Act (and it's incarnations) and the FISA process are broken, have been seriously abused and need to be fixed or scrapped. Maybe the problem is that this act and the process is secretive and extra-constitutional--a tempting invitation for over-reach by tyrants. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2022-02-08 18:50 |
| #5 i guess a right wing administration might go so far as mean tweets against lying lefties. Lefties on the other hand ban righties from the internet and doz them and even hold them in jail for a year without charges against them.. Obviously then we should fear those nasty righties. |
| Posted by: Goober Choluque6459! 2022-02-08 14:02 |
| #4 FBI can do no wrong. FBI is organized crime. |
| Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2022-02-08 13:36 |
| #3 Claiming innocence for wrong doing seems to be very common in the Biden (SD) junta. Once again I'll say I am sure it is a small rouge politically planted element in the agency and a majority of the staff and agency see their careers being are threatened if they don't toe the line. Hence the leaks we see. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-02-08 07:55 |
| #2 Pegasus-like tools and mass surveillance is rather indispensable nowadays. It's just that I'd rather it be in the hands of a Right wing administration, used to crush the Left than in crazy marxist/corrupt/liberal, rubber gloved hands of fascists. 'Nuff said. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2022-02-08 01:46 |
| #1 LIARS LIARS LIARS LIARS |
| Posted by: Sheter the Lesser9291 2022-02-08 01:39 |