[jcfrei]

The problem the EU faces - or the respective national European intelligence agencies for that matter - is that they lack access to a comprehensive, global data funnel. The US, Russia and China all have their respective systems: The US has access to the data of Facebook (WhatsApp and Instagram), Apple messenger, Google's GMail. Russia has Telegram and China has I think Weibo, WeChat, TikTok and probably some more. I want to put the value of these data sources into question - as anti governmental actors increasingly learn to use other means for coordination - but still it's an attempt to get a foot into this global arms race.

[YESNONAMEMAN]

Facebook app( either web or ios) does not have to be SAME app as your friend have installed / opened. Some call it A/B testing, some call it malicious update. Depends on contents.

Apple can send malicious update to any app.... Do you check hashes thru 3rd party service ? Apple is scanning ALL your photos, documents on your device, with ML AND AGAINST HASH, DO you think they do not scan your photo for face of UBL ?