NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 24: An Amnesty International canvasser talks to a person near Washington Square Park in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
An Israeli woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group, on August 28, 2016, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. – (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Mohammed bin Salman meets with U.S. defense officials in June 2016, when he was deputy crown prince and defense minister of Saudi Arabia. (DoD / Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)
The current negativity toward encryption perpetuates misinformation and provides fodder for governments seeking to undermine security and privacy across the globe.
Mexican journalist Griselda Triana (right) at a memorial for her slain husband, Javier Valdez Cárdenas. Triana has been targeted by the Pegasus spyware, according to Citizen Lab ( Photo credit: Tania Victoria/ Secretaría de Cultura CDMX)
The text messages sent to the widow, who is also a journalist, were laced with exploits that would have turned her phone into a multifaceted surveillance device.