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Are our phones spying on us?

A leaked list of thousands of phone numbers, including presidents and activists, has drawn attention to spyware. It鈥檚 supposed to stop terrorists but are our devices safe anymore?

A leaked list of thousands of phone numbers - including Presidents and activists - has drawn attention to spyware. It鈥檚 supposed to stop terrorists but are our devices safe anymore?

Charmaine Cozier looks into the ever-growing world of high level spyware and explores what its use could mean for citizens and democracies around the globe.

Producer: Olivia Noon and Soila Apparicio

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23 minutes

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Thu 19 Aug 2021 21:06GMT
麻豆社 World Service

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