Categories: Intelligence

Snowden doesn’t use iPhone for security reasons

The Snowden’s lawyer has recently declared that the popular whistleblower doesn’t use iPhone due to the alleged presence of a surveillance software.

The whistleblower Eduard Snowden has completely changed our perception of Intelligence, the documents leaked by the Former NSA contractor have shown the technologies used by the US Government for mass Intelligence, the documents leaked by the Former NSA contractor have shown the technologies used by the US Government for mass Intelligence, the documents leaked by the Former NSA contractor have shown the technologies used by the US Government for mass Intelligence, the documents leaked by the Former NSA contractor have shown the technologies used by the US Government for mass surveillance activities.

The last revelation will raise new controversy, according to Snowden’s lawyer the popular whistleblower doesn’t use iPhone due to the alleged presence of a surveillance software controlled by the US Intelligence.

“Edward never uses an IPhone, he’s got a simple phone… The iPhone has special software that can activate itself without the owner, having to press a button and gather information about him, that’s why on security grounds he refused to have this phone,” Anatoly Kucherena told RIA Novosti.

In a past article I wrote I reported information extracted from leaked documents shared by Der Spiegel that show how NSA spyware codenamed by leaked documents shared by Der Spiegel that show how NSA spyware codenamed DROPOUTJEEP can spy on every Apple iPhone. Apple denies any claim, but many experts speculate that the NSA is still able to track Apple devices and this declaration seems to confirm it.

Kucherena confirmed that the decision on whether or not to use an iPhone is made based on Snowden’s experience, it’s clear the reference to his activity inside the NSA Intelligence Agency.

Kucherena also confirmed that Snowden will not leave Russia because he is satisfied with his life in Russia, the popular whistleblower was granted asylum since August 1, 2013 and later a three-year residency permit by Russia.

Pierluigi Paganini

(Security Affairs – Snowden, iPhone)

Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini is member of the ENISA (European Union Agency for Network and Information Security) Threat Landscape Stakeholder Group and Cyber G7 Group, he is also a Security Evangelist, Security Analyst and Freelance Writer. Editor-in-Chief at "Cyber Defense Magazine", Pierluigi is a cyber security expert with over 20 years experience in the field, he is Certified Ethical Hacker at EC Council in London. The passion for writing and a strong belief that security is founded on sharing and awareness led Pierluigi to find the security blog "Security Affairs" recently named a Top National Security Resource for US. Pierluigi is a member of the "The Hacker News" team and he is a writer for some major publications in the field such as Cyber War Zone, ICTTF, Infosec Island, Infosec Institute, The Hacker News Magazine and for many other Security magazines. Author of the Books "The Deep Dark Web" and “Digital Virtual Currency and Bitcoin”.

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