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Do listen to this 41 second clip, and I'll try and answer a few questions that were raised by @bhupendrachaube in his conversation with @MichaelKugelman.
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Do listen to this 41 second clip, and I'll try and answer a few questions that were raised by @bhupendrachaube in his conversation with @MichaelKugelman.
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Chaube: I searched Twitter, could not find a handle called Amnesty Forensics Department or Amnesty Forensics Lab.
Yes, because the handle is called @AmnestyTech, and has been around since 2016. [I can give a quick tutorial to folks at India Ahead as to how to use Google.]
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Yes, because the handle is called @AmnestyTech, and has been around since 2016. [I can give a quick tutorial to folks at India Ahead as to how to use Google.]
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Chaube: How has all of this suddenly appeared?
No, it hasn't suddenly appeared. Amnesty has published previous stories detailing how NSO+Pegasus has been used against human rights defenders. This is a story from 2019.
amnesty.org/en/latest/rese…
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No, it hasn't suddenly appeared. Amnesty has published previous stories detailing how NSO+Pegasus has been used against human rights defenders. This is a story from 2019.
amnesty.org/en/latest/rese…
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Chaube: Do we take all the claims of Amnesty on face value?
No, no one should. Chaube could opt for a pay cut and hire an expert and attempt to understand what the investigation is about.
In the next few tweets, I'll try and provide a gist of it.
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No, no one should. Chaube could opt for a pay cut and hire an expert and attempt to understand what the investigation is about.
In the next few tweets, I'll try and provide a gist of it.
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The methodology of the investigation has been documented at the following link by Amnesty:
amnesty.org/en/latest/rese…
The investigation has been peer-reviewed by Citizen Lab of University of Toronto.
citizenlab.ca/2021/07/amnest…
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amnesty.org/en/latest/rese…
The investigation has been peer-reviewed by Citizen Lab of University of Toronto.
citizenlab.ca/2021/07/amnest…
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Amnesty's methodology, among other things, details how iPhone's iMessage app was exploited through zero-click attacks. That Amnesty's findings are sound is further validated by Apple's statement where they accept that their phones were indeed hacked.
washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
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washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
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The Amnesty methodology documents more such attack vectors, beyond the iMessage exploit. A suspicious process called 'bh' is a prominent part of this investigation. The same was found by security firm Lookout and Citizen Lab.
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The least Indian media could do is make a credible effort to cross-check the findings and get technical experts to talk about the technical parts of this investigation.
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