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The Rachel Maddow Show

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Do You Have Your Phone on You?

We all have developed some good defensive reflexes now about how to not let bad actors use our phones against us. But what if somebody could target your mobile phone without you having to click on a link or open an attachment or even answer a call? What if just by having your phone number, someone who wished you harm could take complete control of your phone from afar? It turns out that kind of technology exists where somebody without you knowing can access your phone and do all of those things on your phone.

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