The 50s~70s are idealized by many as an American golden age, despite higher reported crime. Law enforcement back then did not have AI-powered surveillance camera networks, widely deployed IMEI stingrays, private data-brokers, or the ability to remotely activate any phone's microphone with 0-click RCE.

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crumpled 4 days ago | parent [-]

What's the 0-click RCE thing?

	▲	dns_snek 4 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		A type of exploit (Remote Code Execution) that can be used to secretly infect your device with spyware without requiring any interaction from you (0-click).
	▲	pona-a 4 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Pegasus [0] and the like — commercial spyware updated with the latest exploit chains, developed in-house or purchased from markets like Zerodium, sold as terrorism-prevention tools to such trustworthy states as Russia, UAE, and Hungary. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)