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Etienne - Tek

@tek.randhome.io

Technologist @ Human Rights Watch (previously Amnesty, Citizen Lab) Malware, Threats, Online Investigations, Disinformation, Human Rights and silly memes. On Mastodon: tek@todon.eu Also on https://maynier.eu/

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Zack Whittaker@zackwhittaker.com · 2w ago

Even if Hugging Face is fine with all this (and honestly, why should it be; OpenAI clearly can't control a technology of its own making?), there's room for the USG to bring criminal CFAA charges against OpenAI. It's not like OpenAI execs wrote a blog post describing their crimes or anything. 🙄

AI agent went rogue and hacked startup by itself, OpenAI reveals

Firm behind ChatGPT reveals agent powered by its models chose to attack Hugging Face database by itself

theguardian.com

Human Rights Watch@hrw.org · 2w ago

The United States has “partnered” with Ecuador to respond to rising violence, driven largely by organized crime groups, in Ecuador — but has it made it safer for Ecuadorians? From a human rights perspective, this partnership is a perilous one. New report from HRW: https://bit.ly/44EQV6G

Etienne - Tek@tek.randhome.io · 3w ago

Codename “Morgan”: A look back at Morocco’s acquisition of Pegasus, involving Israel and the United Arab Emirates - Forbidden Stories https://forbiddenstories.org/codename-morgan-a-look-back-at-moroccos-acquisition-of-pegasus-involving-israel-and-the-united-arab-emirates/

Codename “Morgan”: A look back at Morocco’s acquisition of Pegasus, involving Israel and the United Arab Emirates

From product demonstrations at a secret villa in Rabat to training sessions at NSO’s Herzliya headquarters, Forbidden Stories and its partners retrace the early stages of Morocco’s use of Pegasus.

forbiddenstories.org

Etienne - Tek@tek.randhome.io · 3w ago

Morocco Denied Using Pegasus. Documents and Insider Accounts Tell a Different Story - Forbidden Stories https://forbiddenstories.org/how-did-morocco-become-addicted-to-tracking-down-its-opponents-with-spyware/

How did Morocco become addicted to tracking down its opponents with spyware?

Trailing targets, monitoring internet cafes, deploying spyware: Morocco has mobilized a massive arsenal of surveillance tools against journalists and dissidents in recent years.

forbiddenstories.org

Etienne - Tek@tek.randhome.io · last mo.

Espionage Against the European Parliament: Member of Committee Investigating Spyware Hacked with Pegasus - The Citizen Lab https://citizenlab.ca/research/member-of-committee-investigating-spyware-hacked-with-pegasus/

Espionage Against the European Parliament: Member of Committee Investigating Spyware Hacked with Pegasus - The Citizen Lab

We found that former Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou was hacked with Pegasus spyware while serving on the PEGA committee, which investigated Pegasus and other spyware abuses in Europe. Through forensic analysis of his device, we found that the attackers could have had access to confidential documents and committee deliberations.

citizenlab.ca

OONI@ooni.org · last mo.

⚖️ Kenya's High Court ruled the government cannot arbitrarily block websites, striking down the Cybercrimes Act clause behind past shutdowns. The winning petition drew on OONI's evidence of Telegram blocking during KCSE exams. 🌐 📄 Our report: ooni.org/post/2025-ke...

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Human Rights Watch en français@hrw-fr.hrw.org · last mo.

Le Niger a officiellement déposé sa demande de retrait de la Cour pénale internationale. Cette décision prive les victimes de crimes internationaux d'une voie essentielle vers la justice. Les États membres de l'Union africaine et de la CPI devraient exhorter le Niger à revenir sur cette décision.

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Ron Deibert@rondeibert.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🇨🇦 Liberals are dismissing the privacy concerns surrounding the government’s lawful access bill as “tinfoil hat” and “paranoid” conspiracy theories So undignified and disrespectful to @citizenlab.ca & numerous other serious professionals that care about this country globalnews.ca/news/1191195...

Liberals dismiss ‘tinfoil hat’ privacy fears as lawful access bill passes - National | Globalnews.ca

Conservatives and other opposition parties sought to address privacy concerns in Bill C-22, but the Liberal government shut down debate and fast-tracked the bill.

globalnews.ca

Ron Deibert@rondeibert.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In the "open secret" news category, Canada's 🇨🇦 Ontario Provincial Police have been using spyware, but not disclosing it to the public, and even burying legal cases to keep it secret! www.thestar.com/news/ontario...

Ontario police are using spyware that lets them remotely take over your smartphone. They’re fighting to keep almost everything about it secret

The police use of ODITs is so secret that police forces have signed agreements to drop serious criminal investigations rather than reveal the name of their vendor.

thestar.com

Doug Madory@eldomador.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Iran's internet shutdown, the most severe national blackout ever recorded, is in day 77. Authorities are selling whitelisted access through SIM cards, creating a two-tier internet where the privileged browse freely while 90M citizens sit in the dark. #DigitalBlackOutIran‌

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