Heads up - "Constant Vigilance is the Price of freedom"

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WORLD CUP - Link verified
Going to Qatar for the World Cup? Not sure how 'mandatory' this will be in reality but scary to see governments demanding visitors load spying apps onto their phones - very '1984'!!
https://www.nrk.no/sport/everyone-go...arm-1.16139267

[jones20]

But everyone can be tracked with a smart phone anyway regardless of loading apps on them

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Think the problem with the ones mentioned,
is that [ as far as I can make out] is that they enable access to the phones settings...

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A bit more on subject from another source - link verified.

England and Wales fans warned to take burner phones to Qatar World Cup to avoid being spied on
Qatari authorities will use compulsory smartphone app to spy on football fans at the World Cup, it has been reported.

https://apple.news/AOmGTo_bASGyr_2mrCX17LQ

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For those in the Apple system there is an update out for IOS

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For those in the Apple system - some threats recently identified - also note if you have older Apple kit,
there are recent security updates about - link verified.
https://www.darkreading.com/applicat...h-accordingly-

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Important Apple update out, affects Ios/Ipad/Mac, also affects older devices, check 'software update' in settings to see if your device affected.

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Apple’s 17.4 emergency update patches two iPhone zero-days | SC Media - https://www.scmagazine.com/news/appl...hone-zero-days

[Baconwallah]

QR codes in emails: do not scan them! They may be dangerous.

For the latest type of scam, see

https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2024/10/16/quishing/

John