This regime is using grand juries to repress dissent a lot lately.
If you haven't educated yourself about grand juries. Now is the time.
This is great news. Section 702 is the basis for an incredible amount of surveillance that ends up getting used against US citizens.
The real question is: If you're the NSA and this law lapses, would you really suddenly pause many of your powerful surveillance tools? Seems highly doubtful to me.
Spyware maker NSO Group at it again. Trying to hack WhatsApp after a US Federal Injunction told them to stop doing that.
WhatsApp is suing Israeli spyware maker NSO Group for continuing to create spyware that targets WhatsApp.
Kind of a wild (and hilarious) fail for NSO Group here.
Source: www.courtlistener.com/docket/16395...
Using WhatsApp for any of your political work? Signal is more secure, but a lot of communities still use WhatsApp. We wrote a guide on how to use it more safely, and what kinds of conversation should happen on more secure channels like Signal.
activistchecklist.org/whatsapp/
Pass it on.
I really hope Flock keeps failing so spectacularly and so publicly like this. It makes it so much easier to make the case to city councils that they should stop buying from this company (and from all their peer companies)
www.404media.co/flock-leaked...
Paywall bypass: archive.is/9V3oW
It's worth tracking their rhetoric around antifa. I don't think they are going to follow through on every claim, but I do think it shows us their intent.
This is seriously concerning.
DOJ is using (or rather, abusing) grand juries to get the names, addresses, and even banking info on Reddit and X users who are pushing back against ICE online.
Free speech is under attack on my fronts, but this is one of the most blatant I've seen.
If you have Signal backups enabled: Never ever give anyone your recovery code (and keep it safe; like in a password manager).
If you get a message claiming to be from "Signal support" asking for a code or recovery key, it's always phishing. Don't share those things with anyone.
U.S. District Judge April Perry discovered the improprieties last month and authorized the transcripts’ release Tuesday afternoon. One grand juror was excused by an assistant U.S. attorney after the j...
chicago.suntimes.com
Meta said on Monday it is filing a federal court contempt order against Israeli spyware firm NSO Group for violating a permanent injunction that barred it from ever targeting WhatsApp and its users.
WhatsApp is not the most private messenger, but it's already where a lot of organizing happens. Step-by-step settings to keep your messages, groups, and contacts safer.
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Alt: Ken Watanabe from a Godzilla movie saying "Let Them Fight"
The US Justice Department is seeking the names, addresses, and banking information of Reddit and X users, ratcheting up efforts to identify social media critics of government deportation efforts.
news.bloomberglaw.com
A new hacking campaign is trying to trick Signal users to give up their secret recovery key, which can be used to access online backups containing past messages.
Spyware maker NSO Group at it again. Trying to hack WhatsApp after a US Federal Injunction told them to stop doing that.
ActivistChecklist.org
BREAKING: The House failed to extend a key surveillance law, effectively ensuring the first lapse in the spy power since it was enacted in 2008.
Q: How close are you to figuring out who's funding antifa?
BESSENT: We've made substantial process. I think in the weeks and months ahead, we're gonna have a lot to report. We're going to demand that nonprofits know their grant recipients.
Meta said on Monday it is filing a federal court contempt order against Israeli spyware firm NSO Group for violating a permanent injunction that barred it from ever targeting WhatsApp and its users.
www.reuters.com
Flock, the automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company, exposed some of the license plate cops were looking for and the reason for doing so.
