Surveillance

EU expands Russia sanctions over cybercrime, surveillance and rights abuses

VKontakte and several Russian surveillance firms were added to the EU sanctions list over alleged ties to the FSB and the repression of government critics.

 A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.
Former Israeli intelligence officer and spyware CEO Tal Dilian poses at his home in Limassol, Cyprus, April 2020; illustrative.

Former IDF intel. officer sentenced to prison term in Greek spying case

an illustrative image of Anthropic's Claude.

Anthropic says Chinese AI labs stole data from Claude to train rival models

Israel, India relations

Israeli firm Autonomous Guard enters Indian defense market with $1.9m deal


Workplace surveillance is a mixed bag - opinion

From the time of the Industrial Revolution, employers have been distrustful of employees and have repeatedly found it necessary to implement systems devoted to monitoring and surveillance.

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Israeli-made surveillance malware targeted my phone - Greek politician

"The revelation of those hiding behind such sick practices ... is not a personal issue but my democratic duty," Androulakis said.

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US company L3Harris discussing purchase of NSO Group surveillance tech

A senior White House official expressed concern regarding the implications of the potential deal on US national security.

The logo of L3Harris is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, July 1, 2019.

Netanyahu's prime minister's office was bugged for a decade - report

The recording device, found in 2019, is reportedly connected to similar devices uncovered during the Harpaz Affair.

Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a Likud faction meeting in the Knesset.

Secret CIA surveillance program collected records of US citizens

Two US senators said the CIA had kept a bulk surveillance program secret from the public and Congress.

 The logo of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is shown in the lobby of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia March 3, 2005.

Are we in Tel Aviv or Pyongyang?

Illegal police use of NSO spyware, if true, would constitute the gravest assault on civil liberties and fundamental human rights in Israel's modern history.

 WHEN TOO much unchecked power is vested in the hands of faceless bureaucrats, even the strongest of democracies can slide toward oblivion.

Israel's police cannot commit crimes to fight crime - editorial

The use of these tracking technologies without judicial oversight and the required permission cannot be justified and presents a severe violation of basic civil liberties.

THE ISRAEL POLICE conducts its high-level investigations through Lahav 433, the country’s ‘FBI,’ headquartered in this building in Lod.

The Israeli public has a right to know about illegal surveillance - opinion

Civilians should have the tools to sue for such infringements on their privacy.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett with Israel Police chief Insp.-Gen. Kobi Shabtai during a ceremony after the largest-ever police operation against illegal gun dealers, in Tel Aviv in November.

Israeli hotel owner arrested for secretly filming guests

Israel Police issued a seven-day closure order on the hotel as the owner, a 37-year-old Holon resident and father of two, was released to house arrest.

 View of Jaffa, central Israel

Israel Police zigzag on NSO affair: New findings change 'state of affairs'

Police had come under fire for allegedly using spyware like NSO's Pegasus against Israeli citizens without authority.

Israel Police Chief Kobi Shabtai and head of Jerusalem police district Doron Turgeman meet with press near the Damascus gate, following the recent days of clashes between jewish right-wing extremists and Palestinians, April 24, 2021