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.
On a phone. On the lock screen. Every time.
Nah, I don’t buy it.
You don’t need to buy it, but I ain’t lying. I am 100% a psychotic outlier tho. 😂 The way I see it, this is a computer that is almost always on me with tons of personal information inside. The chances of it being compromised is WAY higher than any other computer I own. I take that very seriously. Like I said tho, I’m a psychotic outlier.
Cool story bro. I’m just out here smokin’ endo sippin’ on ginanjuice
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
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.