Motherboard reports that Facebook hired a cybersecurity firm to develop a zero-day exploit for the video player in Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System). Facebook provided this exploit to the FBI to aid in the apprehension of a predator using Facebook to harass victims. This exploit was not disclosed to the Tails developers.
Also covered by Gizmodo, as seen on Schneier's blog.
[Ed Note - The zero day was provided to the FBI via a third party, not directly from Facebook.]
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Snotnose on Monday June 15 2020, @12:51AM (2 children)
Let the Fibbies buy their own exploits. Why would the Book of Faces do it?
My ducks are not in a row. I don't know where some of them are, and I'm pretty sure one of them is a turkey.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 15 2020, @12:57AM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday June 15 2020, @02:17AM
Tax
evasi...deduction purposes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford