Indonesia may have used Israeli malware to spy on political opponents
A whistle-blowing service said Monday it found evidence that Indonesian state agencies have been using Israel-made spyware that can hack into phones and turn...
Nicaragua Spies on Its Citizens with Russia’s Help
According to the report, Dangerous Alliances: Russia’s Strategic Inroads in Latin America, published in late December by the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)...
Expert: Counterterrorism ‘rhetoric’ used to justify rise of surveillance technology
Some countries and private companies are using “counter-terrorism and security rhetoric” to justify a major increase in the deployment and use of cutting-edge surveillance...
Alarming misuse of high-risk technologies in global fight against terrorism says UN expert
GENEVA (14 March 2023) – States and private actors are using counter-terrorism and security rhetoric to justify and accelerate the deployment and transfer of...
Zimbabwe’s cyber city: Urban utopia or surveillance menace?
HARARE — In a fertile stretch of fields and farms dubbed New Harare, Zimbabwe is building a high-tech “cyber city” a world away from...