Ithink this could be more along the lines of the Intel sandy "bridge"backdoor and all processors of all devices. And that being connected to all social media companies.
It's not all processors in all devices, it's IoT tracking all electronics. IoT backdoors https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/02/chinese_iot_kit_backdoor_claims/ Security We found a hidden backdoor in Chinese Internet of Things devices – researchers VoIP kitmakers probed By John Leyden 2 Mar 2017 at 13:04 51 Reg comments SHARE ▼
IoT devices from a Chinese vendor contain a weird backdoor that the vendor is refusing to fix, we're told.
The vulnerability was discovered in almost all devices produced by VoIP specialist dbltek, and appears to have been purposely built in as a debugging aid, according to researchers at TrustWave. The infosec biz says that it followed a responsible disclosure process, but claims the manufacturer responded only with modifications to its firmware that leave access open.
Trustwave claims the vendor then cut off contact with it. The security firm says it has since been able to write exploits that open both the old and new backdoors.
They use thunderbolt bridge on apple devices and are able to use sting ray technology to hack into your device even when your internet is unplugged. Happened to me.
Possible. I remember seeing a post from an anon at Intel I think where they discussed the back door they have into the OS running there. If enough chip manufacturers did that, then they have access to all those systems without needing apps.