WhatsApp engineers saw the break-in, the breach in real time. After that, they fixed the loophole and kicked them out. But then WhatsApp brought a lawsuit against the NSO group. The Supreme Court was on their docket. They were trying to get immunity as like, where for, we work on behalf of governments.
Danny and Derek welcome Rose Reid and Nando Vila, co-hosts of the new podcast Shoot the Messenger: Espionage, Murder & Pegasus Spyware. They discuss mass surveillance, (the totally legal) Pegasus spyware, how the grisly murder of Jamal Khashoggi fits into this, the vulnerability of journalists, and more.
Check out the first episode of the podcast, which we put on our feed, and other episodes on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your podcasts.
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