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

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

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


Exclusive: Is satellite footage of attacked Iran facility being blocked?

It is possible that few US satellite imagery services withheld images of Iran's nuclear facility in Natanz.

Warehouse fire along Karaj Special Road near Tehran, July 5, 2021

If the claims are true, will NSO take responsibility this time?

NSO is adamant that it maintains the strictest of guidelines and supervision. But if the reports are true, then those standards are not doing the job.

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Massive data leak uncovers human rights abuses using Israeli tech - report

The leak contains a list of over 50,000 phone numbers that the report estimated were identified as “people of interest” by clients of Israeli spyware company NSO Group since 2016.

SECURITY SURVEILLANCE monitors. Privacy advocates argue that even if the official transfer of data does not identify individuals, anyone who wants to abuse the information to invade an individual’s privacy can do so with ease

Knesset uses High Court ruling to drop oversight of Shin Bet

Decreasing levels of infection rates may explain the lower level of action on the court’s part.

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Coronavirus: High Court limits Shin Bet surveillance of citizens

After March 14, Shin Bet can use surveillance only for citizens who don't cooperate or recall whereabouts to assist in epidemiological probes.

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IAI introduces new electro-optical high resolution surveillance system

The company explained that the system features an exceptionally long range of surveillance augmented by multispectral capabilities.

IAI introduces a new electro-optical long-range and high image resolution surveillance system

Court leans toward giving Shin Bet corona surveillance one-month extension

State wanted extension through July

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140 thousand COVID patients illegally monitored by Shin Bet for a month

Chairman of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee MK Zvi Hauser noted that the incident was especially serious, because it continued for about a month before being exposed.

Israelis are seen walking in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market amid the third coronavirus lockdown on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2020.

Ministerial intel panel reduces Shin Bet coronavirus surveillance

The expected decision, though it had not been issued at press time, comes after pressure on three fronts.

Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen.

Knesset pushes off Shin Bet corona surveillance matter

In the balance is whether the Shin Bet will continue its surveillance of the country’s infected citizens.

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