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A Double Agent App Targets Hong Kong’s Protesters

Sneaky, Sneaky

A mobile app marketed as a tool for activists is actually a spying program, protesters have discovered.

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Tear gas and government warnings haven’t stopped the protesters demanding democratic elections in Hong Kong. But a bit of spyware injected into the activist movement may have been sent to do the trick.

A mobile app marketed as a tool to help activists organize is actually a spying program, protesters have...

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