Starmer Calls for Spyware on All Phones
It is sold as a child-lock and built as a search warrant for every phone in the country.
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It is sold as a child-lock and built as a search warrant for every phone in the country.
Britain’s quiet encryption powers may now reach the phones of Americans who never agreed to them.
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