US immigration agents will have access to one of the world’s most sophisticated hacking tools after a decision by the Trump administration to move ahead with a contract with Paragon Solutions, a company founded in Israel which makes spyware that can be used to hack into any mobile phone – including encrypted applications.
The Department of Homeland Security first entered into a contract with Paragon, now owned by a US firm, in late 2024, under the Biden administration. But the $2m contract was put on hold pending a compliance review to make sure it adhered to an executive order that restricts the US government’s use of spyware, Wired reported at the time.
That pause has now been lifted, according to public procurement documents, which list US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) as the contracting agency.
I just needed this info out there, I don’t really care what you do - I just need to make sure Lemmy stays safe and you’re spouting leaky insecurity disguised as best practices.
Best of luck
I think I just leaked a little right now. I don’t believe you have a 30 character unlock on your phone. That doesn’t make sense on a device someone uses multiple times a day in one hand at like a bus stop or something.
And I’m no security professional, just some dumbass out in the street.
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On a phone. On the lock screen. Every time.
Nah, I don’t buy it.
This means you only enter the password when your phone restarts, you access specific settings, or I think one or two other rare cases. Personally I only need to enter my pin maybe once a week
What, no bro. You give them your shit. Stop doing it, that’s all I’m saying
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Cool story bro. I’m just out here smokin’ endo sippin’ on ginanjuice
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Man, reading must be hard, considering they said 30char password PLUS BIOMETRICS
What the actual fuck>!><!>>!>!
Are you assholes actually inputting 24+characters plus biometrics into your phone to unlock it?
Fuck you, no you are not.
30 characters is like five words. Entirely doable. You can take your favorite TV show, sort character names by some logic and mispell a few of them to make a very strong very long password.
Of course I do. FaceID allows me to input it exactly once a week, sometimes less.
What don’t you understand?
Wait, so you’re using faceid but you think you’re secure?
Are you stupid?