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Appeals court rejects attempt by Khashoggi widow to renew suit against NSO Group | CyberScoop https://cyberscoop.com/appeals-court-rejects-khashoggi-widow-lawsuit-against-nso-group/

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My work crowdsourcing Telegram transparency data has been mentioned in this good article from @404media.co "Telegram Gave Authorities Data on More than 20,000 Users" www.404media.co/telegram-gav...

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Iraq's Ministry of Communications shut down #Internet service in the country between 0600-0800 today (0300-0500 UTC) during general exams for middle school students. Additional shutdowns are expected through June 4. See more at radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/iq www.moc.gov.iq?article=1015

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Liebe Telegram-Nutzer*innen, Ihr solltet Euch von der Vorstellung verabschieden, dass #Telegram keine Daten an Behörden weitergibt. Das ändert sich gerade sehr. Aus de aktuellen Daten, zusammengetragen von @tek.randhome.io , hier die Zahlen für Deutschland: te-k.github.io/telegram-tra...

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Jordan bans 12 news sites for ‘spreading media poison’ following corruption report by @pressfreedom.bsky.social cpj.org/2025/05/jord...

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Hospitals in Gaza say at least 64 people were killed by Israeli strikes as President Trump wraps up his regional visit. At least 48 bodies were brought to the Indonesian hospital and another 16 bodies were taken to Nasser Hospital, health officials said.

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China/Tibet: Panchen Lama Forcibly Disappeared for 30 Years www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

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“To watch these changes unfold without naming them for what they are is to participate in a collective amnesia about how knowledge infrastructures shape power relations…. What then, is the responsible course of action?” Powerhouse must read fr @alondra.bsky.social time.com/7285045/resi...

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BAKE + 6 Other Organizations Challenge Internet Shutdowns in Kenya in Landmark Public Interest Case https://blog.bake.co.ke/2025/05/14/bake-6-other-organizations-challenge-internet-shutdowns-in-kenya-in-landmark-public-interest-case/

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Online Course: Threat Sharing and Digital Forensics from a Feminist and Human Rights Perspective -> an amazing round of trainings for civil society, apply for participation before June 15 www.digitaldefenders.org/online-cours...

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The 🇬🇧 UK Gov is in court 2morrow defending the indefensible: its continuing approval of arms exports 2 Israel 🇮🇱 My latest in The Guardian on why the Govt needs 2 stand up for & comply with int’l law even if it upsets Trump ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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New opening to get funding from the Spyware Accountability Initiative, deadline is June 13th stopspyware.fund/apply

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Five things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/10/five-things-we-learned-from-whatsapp-vs-nso-group-spyware-lawsuit/

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NSO Group owes $168M in damages to WhatsApp over spyware infections, jury says | CyberScoop https://cyberscoop.com/nso-group-owes-whatsapp-over-spyware-infections-jury/

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OpenAI reverses course, says its nonprofit will remain in control of its business operations | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/openai-reverses-course-says-its-nonprofit-will-remain-in-control-of-its-business-operations/

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Content moderators are organizing against Big Tech | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/658566/content-moderator-union-alliance-meta-tiktok-google

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Google Paid Samsung ‘Enormous Sums’ for Gemini AI App Installs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-21/google-paid-samsung-enormous-sums-for-gemini-ai-app-installs

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Indian court orders blocking of Proton Mail | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/indian-court-orders-blocking-of-proton-mail/

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Israel is responsible for nearly 70% of journalist killings worldwide in 2024. CPJ calls on authorities to grant unconditional access to journalists and independent human rights experts to investigate crimes committed against the media during the war. 🔎#2024KilledReport ➡️ cpj.org?p=451429

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European Parliament’s Iran delegation chair victim of Tehran-linked hacking www.politico.eu/article/euro...

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Weaponized Words - Uyghur Language Software Hijacked to Deliver Malware by @citizenlab.ca citizenlab.ca/2025/04/uygh...

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I post all the major articles on technology and digital surveillance through a little tool called Shaarli, that keep track of them and that you can search and follow with an RSS reader here shaarli.maynier.eu

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Meta faces Ghana lawsuits over impact of extreme content on moderators www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Telegram has started to publish transparency data for Q1 2025, here is what I got for now: Country Requests Users Brazil 78 221 Canada 13 50 France 668 1425 Germany 1311 3777 Kazakhstan 69 600 Netherlands 65 121 Romania 37 88 Spain 493 1129 United States 576 1664 te-k.github.io/telegram-tra...

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U.S. attorney for D.C. accuses Wikipedia of ‘propaganda,’ threatens nonprofit status Trump appointee Ed Martin accuses the online encyclopedia of “allowing foreign actors to manipulate information and spread propaganda to the American public.” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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In just 100 days, the Trump administration has inflicted enormous damage to human rights in the United States and around the world. To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s human rights harms 🧵⤵️

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They Criticized Musk on X. Then Their Reach Collapsed. - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/23/business/elon-musk-x-suppression-laura-loomer.html

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100 Human Rights Harms in 100 Days: The Trump Administration’s Assault on Rights in the United States and Abroad www.hrw.org/feature/2025...

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It is insane how scary the threat models of encrypted messaging apps providers are.

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Introducing Advanced Chat Privacy in WhatsApp: Enhanced Protection for Your Most Sensitive Conversations blog.whatsapp.com/introducing-...

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FBI: Americans aged 60 and older reported losing almost $3 billion to crypto fraud last year. In total, Americans reported being scammed out of around $9.3 billion via crypto, out of a total $16.6 billion in total reported thefts that year. www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport...

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JUICYJAM: How Thai Authorities Use Online Doxxing to Suppress Dissent - The Citizen Lab https://citizenlab.ca/2025/04/how-thai-authorities-use-online-doxxing-to-suppress-dissent/

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🔇🔇🔇Announcing new work from DAIR which is very close to my heart, 3 years in the making. When #TigrayGenocide, the deadliest genocide of the 21st century thus far, started in November 2020, it was 1 month before I got fired from Google. 🧵 english.elpais.com/internationa...

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"In an earlier post, she wrote: "As for the inevitable death, if I die, I want a loud death, I don't want me in a breaking news story, nor in a number with a group, I want a death that is heard by the world, a trace that lasts forever, and immortal images that neither time nor place can bury."

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My story breaking this news exclusively was 7K+ words and had almost all of this in it, and more: www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

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Elon Musk’s Starlink is taking over Nigeria’s internet market - Rest of World https://restofworld.org/2025/starlink-nigeria-internet-elon-musk/

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NSO lawyer names Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan as spyware customers accused of 2019 WhatsApp hacks | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/nso-lawyer-names-mexico-saudi-arabia-and-uzbekistan-as-spyware-customers-accused-of-2019-whatsapp-hacks/

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This is it, folks. Far larger than Harvard itself, as large as Harvard is. Every nonprofit from the center leftward is on notice for potential destruction.

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Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s America | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/nso-group-the-vogel-group-lobbying-trump-administration/

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UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill | Crime | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/08/uk-creating-prediction-tool-to-identify-people-most-likely-to-kill

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Judge unlikely to allow expert testimony for NSO as jury decides damages in WhatsApp case | The Record from Recorded Future News https://therecord.media/nso-group-damages-whatsapp-suit-california-federal-judge

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New from 404 Media: Facebook has deliberately pushed its Llama 4 AI model to the right in an attempt to show "both sides." Obviously that is dangerous/stupid if the AI is talking about climate change, health etc which are scientific fact but clouded by politics www.404media.co/facebook-pus...

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Court document reveals locations of WhatsApp victims targeted by NSO spyware | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/court-document-reveals-locations-of-whatsapp-victims-targeted-by-nso-spyware/

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Technical analysis, as well as advisory, on spyware targeting Uyghur, Taiwanese, and Tibetan groups. www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/advisor...

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