r/technology 3d ago

A massive Chinese campaign just gave Beijing unprecedented access to private texts and phone conversations for an unknown number of Americans Privacy

https://fortune.com/2024/12/27/china-espionage-campaign-salt-tycoon-hacking-telecoms/
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u/s4b3r6 3d ago

Is putting up with it, how we arrived at ads in the OS? 'Cos those are taking off great. Especially in environments where you're mandated to use a particular OS.

That only makes sense where choice exists. If everyone misbehaves, or someone has an advantage, ya got none.