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20:21Now PlayingResident Legal Diva Melba Pearson breaks down the week's most urgent legal-technology story in four acts: ICE just admitted it uses Graphite, a zero-click Israeli spyware that reads your Signal and WhatsApp messages without you ever tapping anything; the FBI used an obscure iPhone notification database to recover deleted Signal messages and convict Prairieland protesters — including for wearing all-black and using encrypted apps; and FISA Section 702 — the surveillance law that enables all of this — expires April 20. You will learn how to protect your phone and how to call your representative before the deadline. Follow @ResidentLegalDiva on YouTube, Substack and socials.
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