• BrooklynMan@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    the US government can’t even hack iPhones here. how are they doing it Russia?

    does anyone believe what these guys say anymore?

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      1 year ago

      I mean, they most certainly have the technical ability to hack anyone. If you think they don’t strategically stockpile and use zero-days, you aren’t paying attention.

    • dngray@lemmy.oneM
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      Probably not, it’s likely trying to shift Russian citizens from buying them over to some Chinese counterpart. Even in China “Apple” stuff means you’re rich and it has exclusivity factor.