Apple has rolled out a software update for iPhones and iPads in response to the discovery of a significant security flaw. Installing this update is essential for safeguarding your device against spying attacks.

The security vulnerability was identified by researchers from the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, who have reported that hackers are "actively exploiting" this weakness. As a precautionary measure, all users are strongly advised to update their devices immediately.

Hackers are breaking into devices via the commercial software Pegasus, developed and sold by the Israeli company called NSO Group. This allows them to activate the cameras, microphone, and access data saved on the devices. Pegasus is a sophisticated and targeted surveillance tool that has historically been used against specific individuals such as activists, journalists, and politicians. These individuals are typically more aware of their security risks, making it crucial for them to stay vigilant and update their devices promptly.

According to an article published in the Independent, a member of the staff at a US-based civil society organization with a global presence fell victim to the latest cyber-attack, as reported by Citizen Lab. This new exploit, named BLASTPASS, is particularly dangerous because it doesn't require any user interaction on their iPhone.

Over the past years, Apple and the NSO Group have been engaged in an ongoing battle to identify and rectify security vulnerabilities that could potentially enable the delivery of such malicious software.

Recent iPhone updates have introduced a "Lockdown Mode" designed to fortify the device's security by imposing additional restrictions. For instance, it prevents the automatic downloading of images that might contain spyware, which was the method used in this most recent security breach.

Security breaches do happen, unfortunately, that's why we recommed covering the cameras on your devices with CamTag.  

it was not an easy task, but we finally managed to emulate the color tone of spacegray macbooks. although the reflection properties between the printed color and anodized aluminum are slightly different, the result looks great.

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tabtag is adhesive free! apply, remove and reuse tabtag without leaving residue.

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 we're adding luminescent laptop stickers and privacy stickers to our shop!

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silver CamTag

we've experimented a lot in the past months. we played with special colors and switched to a dye cutting machine that cuts more accurately than ever before. silver CamTag privacy stickers not only look gorgeous, they are spot on!

silver tabtag 

we added new silver tabtag designs as well, so you can decorate your devices without having to worry about residue in case you want to remove these adhesive free stickers and apply them somewhere else.

glowing tabtag sale

macbooks equipped with a glowing apple logo are disappearing, unfortunately. that's why we're offering all glowing tabtag designs at half price. we stopped making them, so get one while the stock lasts. 

tabtag artist plugyou did it again! a big fan himself, he created a collection of his favorite superheroes.

now available as reusable laptop stickers and privacy decals.

plugyou is a philadelphia-based product designer with over 15 years of experience in all things procrastinating, and a soft spot for illustration; in particular pop-culture references and characters.

we are thrilled he created some really fun illustrations available as reusable laptop stickers and privacy decals.

according to an article published in forbes social media app tiktok has been able to access information users copied to the clipboard, posing a serious privacy risk. countless other apps have been caught abusing users' privacy as well. 

apple recently fixed the clipboard vulnerability issue, underlining the importance of protecting one's privacy. 

 a number of kickstarter backers asked for CamTag designs in plain colors. i made a few color sets including black and white and hope you like them.

with the rise of google, facebook and amazon in recent years private companies are implementing surveillance and data collection technologies at a faster pace than governments are able to regulate them.

i wrote a blog post based on articles published in the guardian including a dystopian short film that made me more aware of the extent to which our data is being collected. 

The Guardian and 16 other media organizations brought to light that spyware sold by the surveillance company NSO, Pegasus, has been abused by authoritarian governments to target activists, journalists, and politicians globally.

Pegasus is a malware that allegedly can be secretly installed on a targeted phone with just a missed call, enabling to access photos, emails, turn on your cameras, record calls and activate microphones. This makes it more invasive and dangerous than the algorithms of Google, Amazon and Facebook, turning our phone into a spy in our pocket. Spyware as powerful as Pegasus not only threatens the user of each smart-phone, it puts their social, political and economical connections and democracy itself in danger.

A massive data leak contains a list of about 50,000 phone numbers of potential targets identified by NSO’s clients like the governments of Hungary, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, Mexico and India. NSO claims to only sell their surveillance technology to governments that have been carefully vetted for their human rights record and for the purpose of tracking terrorists an criminals. Looking at some of the clients one might ask who decides over who these terrorists and criminals are.

In a recent interview with the Guardian whistleblower Edward Snowden states:

The technology cannot be rolled back, technology is not going anywhere … it is going to be cheaper, it is going to be more effective, it is going to be more available. If we do nothing, we sort of sleepwalk into a total surveillance state where we have both a super state that has unlimited capacity to apply force with an unlimited ability to know and [therefore be able to] target [that] force – and that’s a very dangerous combination … This is the direction of the future.

Surveillance technology cannot be rolled back, but it needs to be regulated and legislated. Only social pressure caused by informed citizens has the power to force governments into political action to create the legal boundaries necessary to protect democracy. 

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