Tag: surveillance
Cherie Blair is ethics adviser to NSO, the Israeli intelligence company behind Pegasus spyware used against Dubai ruler’s ex-wife, among others
[The Guardian, The Times] “The finding by a senior judge that NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was used by the ruler…
Revealed: Danish secret service helped NSA spy on German Chancellor Angela Merkel, other EU politicians
[Deutsche Welle] “Denmark’s secret service helped the US National Security Agency (NSA) spy on EU leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel…
Saudi Arabia and UAE consolidating strategic positions in Yemen’s al-Mahrah province, Mayun and Socotra islands
[Brookings] “As the peace process has stalled between the Zaydi Shia Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, Saudi…
Biden spokesperson Jen Psaki worked for controversial Israeli spy firm AnyVision
[The Electronic Intifada] “President Joe Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki worked for an Israeli firm accused of involvement in surveillance…

“The UK’s Cointelpro”: Met, MI5 infiltrated hundreds of UK political groups
[Daily Maverick] “A shocking story of how a special squad of Britain’s Metropolitan Police, in collusion with MI5 – the…
Microsoft’s involvement in Israeli state violence, surveillance and propaganda
[Mondoweiss] “Thanks to [clever] image-building campaigns, Microsoft doesn’t get scrutinized as much as its peers. The company sponsors think tanks that bolster…
Israel called for defense alliance with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain
[Foreign Policy] “Shmuel Bar, a former Israeli intelligence officer […] had served in Israeli intelligence for 30 years and later…

India Targets Climate Activists With the Help of Big Tech
[The Intercept] “Tech giants like Google and Facebook appear to be aiding and abetting a vicious government campaign against Indian…
Concerns over Chinese surveillance in Haifa Port, Israel rejected US inspection request
[Haaretz] “Washington is concerned that Chinese company’s presence could provide an opening for technological surveillance of what goes on at…
Starmer’s Labour Party hired former Israeli spy for internal surveillance
[The Electronic Intifada] “The UK Labour Party has hired a former Israeli spy to help manage its social media, The…

Exclusive: After decades of denial, CIA admits it kept files on Noam Chomsky, destroyed since illegally
[Foreign Policy] “For years, the Central Intelligence Agency denied it had a secret file on MIT professor and famed dissident…