Critical Analysis of Tech
Surveillance & Spyware
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California Police Used Military Surveillance Tech at Grad Student Strike
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During pickets and rallies, Cruz, who frequently led rallies in front of a megaphone, said police officers approached him reciting his full name, date of birth, and hometown in what felt like an attempt to intimidate him.
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Attending Gaza Protests? The Feds Are Watching
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Following repeated claims by a university board of trustee member that outside entities were funding and orchestrating the encampments, [New Jersey Democrat Representative Josh] Gottheimer said that he had been in touch with the FBI on the matter.
“Based on my conversations with the FBI,” Gottheimer, who is a member of the Intelligence Committee said, “I can just say that I think people are well aware this is an issue.”
Gottheimer added: “I can’t speak for the local FBI field offices, but it’s got to be all hands on deck.”
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On Pegasus software, a product of the Israeli cyber intelligence firm NSO Group, which has been "blacklisted" by the Biden administration:
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Rwandan regime used Pegasus spyware on opponents and allies for years by Florian Reynaud and Phineas Rueckert for Le Monde on May 29 2024
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Exiled, then spied on: Civil society in Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland targeted with Pegasus spyware from Access Now on March 30 2024
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Between a hack and a hard place: how Pegasus spyware crushes civic space in Jordan from Access Now on February 1 2024
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India: Damning new forensic investigation reveals repeated use of Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists from Amnesty International on December 28 2023
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Project Torogoz: Extensive Hacking of Media & Civil Society in El Salvador with Pegasus Spyware by John Scott-Railton, Bill Marczak, Paolo Nigro Herrero, Bahr Abdul Razzak, Noura Al-Jizawi, Salvatore Solimano, and Ron Deibert for Citizen Lab on January 12 2022
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Pearl 2 Pegasus: Bahraini Activists Hacked with Pegasus Just Days after a Report Confirming Other Victims by Bill Marczak, Ali Abdulemam, John Scott-Railton, Bahr Abdul Razzak, Siena Anstis, Noura Al-Jizawi, and Ron Deibert for Citizen Lab on February 18 2022
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GeckoSpy: Pegasus Spyware Used against Thailand’s Pro-Democracy Movement by John Scott-Railton, Bill Marczak, Irene Poetranto, Bahr Abdul Razzak, Sutawan Chanprasert, and Ron Deibert for Citizen Lab on July 17 2022
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New Pegasus Spyware Abuses Identified in Mexico by John Scott-Railton, Bill Marczak, Bahr Abdul Razzak, Siena Anstis, Paolo Nigro Herrero, and Ron Deibert for Citizen Lab on October 2 2022
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Hacking in a war zone: Pegasus spyware in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict from Access Now on May 25 2023
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Six Palestinian human rights defenders hacked with NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware from Front Line Defenders on November 8 2021
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New York Times Journalist Ben Hubbard Hacked with Pegasus after Reporting on Previous Hacking Attempts by Bill Marczak, John Scott-Railton, Siena Anstis, Bahr Abdul Razzak, and Ron Deibert for Citizen Lab on October 24 2021
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HIDE AND SEEK: Tracking NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware to Operations in 45 Countries by Bill Marczak, John Scott-Railton, Sarah McKune, Bahr Abdul Razzak, and Ron Deibert for Citizen Lab on September 18 2018
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NSO Group Infrastructure Linked to Targeting of Amnesty International and Saudi Dissident by Bill Marczak, John Scott-Railton, and Ron Deibert for Citizen Lab on July 31 2018
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Director of Mexican Anti-Corruption Group Targeted with NSO Group’s Spyware by John Scott-Railton, Bill Marczak, Bahr Abdul Razzak, Masashi Crete-Nishihata, and Ron Deibert for Citizen Lab on August 30 2017
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