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Here’s how to check your phone for Pegasus spyware using Amnesty’s tool

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Amnesty International — part of the group that helped break the news of journalists and heads of state being targeted by NSO’s government-grade spyware, Pegasus — has released a tool to check if your phone has been affected. Using the tool involves backing up your phone to a separate computer and running a check on that backup.

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Man who unlocked nearly 2 million AT&T phones gets 12 years in prison

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Man who pleaded guilty in a phone-unlocking case sentenced to prison | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. This allegedly allowed him to unlock more phones, and do so more efficiently. A forensic analysis by AT&T showed Fahd and his helpers fraudulently unlocked more than 1.9

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How Data Analysis Can Help Nonprofits Reach Major Donors

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Make sure to schedule phone calls when donors have time to talk, and send emails when you think they are likely to check their inboxes. For example, you might send a summary of your last annual report over email rather than reciting it over the phone. When are donors available? What should be included in your messages?

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New analysis further links Pegasus spyware to Jamal Khashoggi murder

The Verge

New forensic analysis indicates that representatives of the United Arab Emirates government installed Pegasus spyware on the phone of Hanan Elatr, wife of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, just months before her husband was killed. This took place after security agents at the Dubai airport had confiscated the phone from Elatr.

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The ACLU is suing for more information about the FBI’s phone-hacking lab

The Verge

On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a new lawsuit demanding information about the FBI’s Electronic Device Analysis Unit (EDAU) — a forensic unit that the ACLU believes has been quietly breaking the iPhone’s local encryption systems.

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4 Tips to Cultivate Major Gift Prospects with Data Analysis

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Make sure to schedule phone calls when donors have time to talk, and send emails when you think they are likely to check their inboxes. For example, you might send a summary of your last annual report over email rather than reciting it over the phone. When are donors available? What should be included in your messages?

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The single biggest reason most entrepreneurs fail in 2014

The Next Web

It is caused by too much blue light, especially when you stare at your cell phone before sleeping, which leaves you awake after only a few hours of sleep. Entrepreneur LifeHacks Analysis and Opinion' I thought it was useless to try sleeping any further, so I decided to get up and start working. One of the tweets.

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