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.
Former IDF intel. officer sentenced to prison term in Greek spying case
Anthropic says Chinese AI labs stole data from Claude to train rival models
Israeli firm Autonomous Guard enters Indian defense market with $1.9m deal
Deputy Health Minister criticizes COVID-19 Shin Bet surveillance critics
"There's no civilian alternative, not in Israel and not anywhere else in the world," Kisch said and added that "using this tool will save human lives and prevent economic damage."
Coronavirus: IDF report details digital track options for Israel, world
"Western countries are struggling to access the information needed to carry out epidemiological investigations with wide-scale efficiency,” according to the report.
The controversy of using counterterror tools to fight coronavirus spread
We are now in the midst of a rising wave of COVID-19 cases, and there are important questions about what the government can do to confront this.
Amnesty Int'l examines human rights violations by surveillance apps
The report shows that some of the apps pose a real risk of human rights violations.
What does Russia want with Lebanon’s gas fields?
Despite the modest signs for actual gas finds, Russia’s involvement in the Lebanese energy market spans much wider interests than natural gas – some of which directly concern Israel.
Government limits coronavirus cellphone surveillance to "special cases"
Circumventing parliament in March, as the coronavirus spread, the cabinet approved emergency regulations that enabled the use of the technology, usually deployed for anti-terrorism.
Citizens' movements stored in off-the-books police database - report
"Either way, once finalized, the procedure will not be disclosed to the public," police said.
Shin Bet cyber founder: Coronavirus surveillance needed to save lives
Maybe empower new body to replace agency in future, protect privacy
Knesset committee extends Shin Bet surveillance to May 26 in split vote
You want to change from a democracy to a Shin Bet state’
Gov't extends Shin Bet coronavirus surveillance, advances Knesset bill
The current plan is to ask the Knesset Intelligence Subcommittee to extend the program until June 16 or until a new Knesset law is passed to regulate it.