WOW: ~ 50% of 0day exploits against Google/Android products now come from commercial vendors. "if governments ever had a monopoly on the most sophisticated capabilities, that era is certainly over" Timely NEW REPORT by Google TAG Some takeaways🧵 1/ blog.google/threat-analysi…

NEW: Social media can amplify the voices of those in conflict zones, but censorship and silencing by tech platforms is often a gift to authoritarian regimes and the perpetrators of violence, 🅽oura 🅰ljizawi examines. timep.org/2024/02/08/fro…

An extremely timely read from 🅽oura 🅰ljizawi for The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy in light of what's happening in Gaza, Syria, and Sudan. What are the roles and responsibilities of social media and tech platforms amid conflict?

"From Hashtags to Hush-Tags: The Tug of War Over Social Media in Conflict Zones," by The Citizen Lab's 🅽oura 🅰ljizawi timep.org/2024/02/08/fro… via The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy

From #Hashtags to 🤫Hush-Tags: The Tug of War Over #socialmedia in Conflict Zones. The Citizen Lab 🅽oura 🅰ljizawi writes about #digital content #censorship and suppression The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. timep.org/2024/02/08/fro…

NEW: 🇵🇱 #Pegasus Not long ago, Polish state TV ran a smear campaign against me, The Citizen Lab & our colleagues saying our spyware findings were false Now, documents emerge that "one hundred percent confirm the purchase and illegal use of Pegasus" polskieradio24.pl/5/1222/artykul…

Remind me, is this how "democracy" prisons should look like?

WOW BIG DEAL: US adds Canada's Sandvine to sanctions list for its role in Egypt "where it is used in mass web-monitoring and censorship to block news as well as target political actors and human rights activists," reuters.com/business/us-ad…

NEW REPORT: We analysed the visual material presented by Israel at the CIJ_ICJ hearing on 12 Jan '24. We found 8 instances of the Israeli legal team misrepresenting materials presented through incorrect annotations and misleading descriptions. Full report forensic-architecture.org/investigation/…

A badge of honor

New from 404 Media: a money laundering ring allegedly washed millions of dollars through the popular betting service FanDuel. As sports betting has opened to fans in U.S., it's also a money laundering risk. Wild story with connection to hackers too 404media.co/how-a-money-la…

CSIS is accused of wrongly linking two veteran police officers to a Chinese interference case. Sgt. Peter Merrifield is with the RCMP, and helps protects the Prime Minister. Paul McNamara is former VPD and managed security for US embsssy and consulates - they’re suing for $5.5M

State sponsored terrorism. Terrorizing Students, protestors and the public.

Statement of #ICC Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of #Palestine ⤵️ icc-cpi.int/news/statement…

#ICC Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC announces applications for arrest warrants in relation to Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant in the context of the situation in the State of #Palestine ⤵️ icc-cpi.int/news/statement…

Ontario doesn't have money for Health care workers. Instead, we sell the greenbelt and give the money to beer stores

NEW The Citizen Lab REPORT: w Access Now Seven Russian and Belarusian journalists & activists confirmed targeted / hacked with Pegasus spyware Evidence suggests same (as of now unattributed) govt operator responsible 👇 citizenlab.ca/2024/05/pegasu…

🚨NEW INVESTIGATION: #pegasus spyware cases in Europe. Targets? Some of the most effective & respected independent media & voices critical of Russian & Belarusian regimes.👇 By us The Citizen Lab & Access Now x.com/citizenlab/sta…

It’s not a crime to put an injured human as a shield on your vehicle if you are the army of the only democracy in the Middle East.

NEW: What can be done to protect refugees’ privacy rights and enhance their digital security? Following a massive leak of the personal data of around 3 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, this piece by 🅽oura 🅰ljizawi aims to answer such questions: timep.org/2024/08/21/loc…