Iain Thomson reports: Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions pitches its tools as helping governments and law enforcement agencies to catch criminals and terrorists, but a fresh Citizen Lab report claims its software has been used to target journalists, activists, and other civilians. Paragon Solutions was co-founded in 2019 by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak…
Category: Surveillance
Taking $200 Out of an ATM Should Not Trigger Federal Financial Surveillance
Joe Lancaster writes: One of President Donald Trump’s Day 1 executive orders designated “certain international cartels” as “foreign terrorist organizations,” a classification that according to the State Department “play[s] a critical role in our fight against terrorism and [is] an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to get out of the terrorism business.” To that end,…
Google refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK government
Alexander Martin reports: Google has refused to deny receiving a secret legal order from the British government, according to a bipartisan group of members of Congress who are concerned Westminster may have demanded that several U.S. technology companies provide its security services with a mechanism to access encrypted messages. It follows the British government reportedly…
What could Apple’s legal challenge mean for data protection?
Dan Milmo explains: Apple will challenge a UK government demand to access encrypted customer data at a Royal Courts of Justice hearing in London on Friday.< The appeal will be considered by the investigatory powers tribunal, which investigates claims that the domestic intelligence services have acted unlawfully. What is the UK government asking Apple to do? The…