Quote to Note: When Is the Best Time to Snag Mobile Data?
August 17, 2021
I read “We’re Late Closing the Barn Door on Pegasus.” The write up contains a statement I found interesting. Here’s the passage I noted:
Intelligence agencies around the world have shifted from collecting data in transit to collecting data at rest, since encryption uptake has made the former less fruitful. Sniffing packets in the air or over the wire has traditionally been the first choice for intelligence agencies only because it was the easiest. Intelligence agencies historically targeted devices, too, but usually only for their top targets. But now that so much traffic is encrypted, it makes more sense to focus on its endpoints.
This may seem obvious to some. The point is that specifically articulating a method in mass media is probably not high on my list of communication musts. This is one more example of the knock-on effect of the NSO Group’s media magnetism. I wish I could say that the NSO Group matter was lost in the ever decreasing news cycle. I cannot.
Stephen E Arnold, August 17, 2021
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