2026-10-15 17:07 UTC
Additional highlights from the Citizen lab report include:
"Discover-Tech...also leveraged the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) consent frameworks to target users within the European Union."
https://citizenlab.ca/research/how-discover-tech-turned-targeted-ads-into-a-pipeline-for-spyware/
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@evacide@hachyderm.io 2026-10-15 17:19
"This report exposes zero-click spyware delivered via targeted ads, which we call AdFection, and is the first technical demonstration that mercenary spyware is being distributed via targeted advertisements." True. All of the other examples I can think of involve govts that roll their own malware.
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@nemo@mas.to 2026-10-15 17:08
@evacide@hachyderm.io What are good steps to defend oneself and ones frienz & family from stuff like this? Any recommendations?