Two posts in two days on the NSA spying issues. This will be a short post. This concerns the unintended consequences of NSA hacking into our phones.
First, we don't know how extensive the NSA software hack on iphones is. That program, apparently called DROPOUTJEEP, is introduced between shipping and receipt of an iphone or perhaps even remotely. If it is put into all iphones it is a different situation than if it is only put on a few targeted iphones. Of course, since the NSA has demonstrated no restraint and absolute overreach, we are likely to assume the worst.
Here is the unintended consequence of a phone hack. If this is spying software that can access your data, your location, your camera, and your microphone, that means that some no-NSA entity might uncover the hack somehow and find a way to get the same data out. Until now, the iphone has been so unhackable that it can be used for banking over secure wifi networks. Until someone determines the scale of this latest nonsense, no mobile device can be considered safe from non-NSA criminals.
It is time for action against these programs in congress. If there is a DROPOUTJEEP program on everyone's iphone or even a large number, the US government should face an enormous class action lawsuit from all iphone users. While the government can decide who sues, perhaps a large class action suit will force the government to acknowledge the scope of what they've done and help us to clear off the software from our phones.
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