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EPISODE · Oct 15, 2026 · 12 MIN

Ads install spyware without a click

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Citizen Lab says online ads installed spyware on newsroom devices without a click. Also: a document that lives in its link, land for sale on the public line, the cables under the ships, and why a mathematician cried. Israeli firm's digital ads enabling installation of 'zero-click' spyware (HN discussion) Tiny Little Office (HN discussion) Show HN: Unfenced – Land for sale that borders public land (HN discussion) Submarine cable resilience (HN discussion) I know why Mathematicians weep (HN discussion) Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:35) 1. Israeli firm's digital ads enabling installation of 'zero-click' spyware (01:49) 1. Israeli firm's digital ads enabling installation of 'zero-click' spyware: HN comments (03:34) 2. Tiny Little Office (04:33) 2. Tiny Little Office: HN comments (05:37) 3. Show HN: Unfenced – Land for sale that borders public land (06:35) 3. Show HN: Unfenced – Land for sale that borders public land: HN comments (07:35) 4. Submarine cable resilience (08:52) 4. Submarine cable resilience: HN comments (09:37) 5. I know why Mathematicians weep (10:59) 5. I know why Mathematicians weep: HN comments (11:52) Wrap-up

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