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Bill Robinson
@billrobinson.bsky.social
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Researcher focused on Canadian SIGINT activities past and present. Also FVEY and other countries. Citizen Lab Research Fellow. Occasionally compared to a hedgehog. He/him. Blog: https://luxexumbra.blogspot.com/
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Frank Bajak @fbajak.bsky.social · 15h
The death toll in now up to 27 in five high-seas murders of alleged drug runners ordered by Trump and executed by the U.S. military with explosive projectiles.
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US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says
President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.
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Ron Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social · 18h
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A stunning investigation by @lighthousereports.com of what I call "despotism as a service"👇
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 21h
My new article is up:
thespacereview.com/article/5079/1
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Matthew Green @matthewdgreen.bsky.social · 1d
This is amazing research by Nadia Heninger and her co-authors Wenyi Morty Zhang, Annie Dai, Keegan Ryan, Dave Levin and Aaron Schulman. TL;DR a huge number of satellite links over our heads are totally unencrypted. satcom.sysnet.ucsd.edu
🛰️ SATCOM Security
Research project homepage for SATCOM Security: papers, source code, and recent satellite communications vulnerabilities.
satcom.sysnet.ucsd.edu
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Bill Robinson @billrobinson.bsky.social · 4d
Probably Cambodia.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 6d
Minister guts strong-borders bill, removes clauses giving law enforcement warrantless powers
Gary Anandasangaree said putting forward second bill without contentious elements of Bill C-2 will enable swifter passages
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Bill Robinson @billrobinson.bsky.social · 6d
Follow up question: Is Canada still participating in the SANDKEY program, collecting and sharing intel with the US on the radio comms of possible drug smugglers in the Caribbean? That kind of info could feed directly into targeting in the current murder campaign.
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David Pugliese @davidpugliese.bsky.social · 6d
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Canadian military will continue with U.S.-led counter-drug ops but won’t support attacks on alleged smuggling boats
DND says Operation CARIBBE is 'separate' from Trump administration's strikes on alleged cartel boats in the Caribbean.
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Justin Chandler (he/him) @justinchandler.work · 7d
#HamOnt-based tech company helped U.S. strike alleged Venezuelan drug boats: report www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canadian tech helped U.S. strike alleged Venezuelan drug boats: report | CBC News
Canadian technology was used by the U.S. military in operations that blew up at least two alleged Venezuelan drug boats in the Caribbean in September, according to a report by Project Ploughshares.
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 7d
Looks like Bill C2 is dead in wake of privacy concerns. The bill was certainly flawed. Let’s see what comes next. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Government to table new border bill amid privacy concerns over C-2: sources | CBC News
The federal Liberals are set to introduce a new bill expected to mirror much of what's in their already tabled border legislation — but with some clauses that sparked concerns from opposition parties ...
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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 7d
And this article, with Harry Stranger:
thespacereview.com/article/5075/1
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 7d
Today's Insight Monitor is out! We're looking at how Canada prevents terrorist abuse in charitable organizations, and what that program could do better. This is critical reading for anyone working at the intersection of NPOs and terrorist financing.
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Michael Geist @mgeist.bsky.social · 8d
Much the Bill C-2 focus involves the warrantless disclosure demand powers. But the implications for mandated data sharing across borders and intersection with the US Cloud Act needs greater attention. @kate-ro.bsky.social joins my Law Bytes podcast to discuss.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/10/law-...
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 245: Kate Robertson on Bill C-2’s Cross-Border Data Sharing Privacy Risks - Michael Geist
Bill C-2, the government’s proposed lawful access legislation, has been the subject of several prior episodes covering warrantless disclosure of information as part of the new information demand power...
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Bill Robinson @billrobinson.bsky.social · 8d
Former SIGINT agency headquarters (CSE) just showing over the tree tops at the far left of the photo.
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Steve Saidemonster @smsaideman.bsky.social · 8d
The view from the NPSIA kitchen is pretty terrific as we move past peak leaves.
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Srdjan Vucetic @srdj.bsky.social · 9d
New article with Bryan Mabee - and it's open access! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 8d
In the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, near the Polish border, Moscow #GRU is currently constructing the largest Circularly Disposed Antenna Array (CDAA) in the world. The array spans 1.6 kilometers in diameter, roughly four times the size of comparable Western systems.
tochnyi.info/2025/08/puti...
Putin’s ears within Europe: Uncovering Kaliningrad’s Hidden Antenna Array – Tochnyi.info
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Bill Robinson @billrobinson.bsky.social · 11d
The redacted version of NSIRA's "Review of a Specialized Program Under the Foreign Intelligence Aspect of CSE’s Mandate" is now available. The review was completed in 2022 and discussed in NSIRA's 2022 annual report. nsira-ossnr.gc.ca/en/reviews/f...
Review of a Specialized Program Under the Foreign Intelligence Aspect of CSE's Mandate - National Security and Intelligence Review Agency
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Canada Declassified @canadadeclassified.bsky.social · 11d
From 1950 –1962 Canadian, British, and American intelligence assessed “The Likelihood of War” by weighing USSR policy, ideology, and strength. The Korean armistice, East German riots, changes in the Politburo, Sino-Soviet alignment, and a USSR H-bomb detonation impacted their threat analysis.
POWs (recently repatriated in the UN POW exchange) pose for a group photograph with their flight nurses at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan. They are proudly displaying the American flag which was hand made by them during their long imprisonment at a Communist POW camp. Officer shown kneeling in front of the group is identified as Maj. David F. Macghee, 137 El Central St., Moorestown, N.J. Maj. Macghee, a B-29 pilot of the 371st Bomb Sqd., was captured on 10 November 1950 after his plane was shot down by flak and MIGs. His B-29 was the first B-29 to be shot down in the Korean conflict. Russian tank in front of Reichsgericht in Leipzig, German Democratic Republic June 17, 1953. Portrait photograph of Lavrentiy Beria (1899–1953) Politburo member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. CDIM01947. 12 February 1953. "Likelihood of General War with the Soviet Union up to the end of 1955"
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Jon Lindsay @jonrlindsay.bsky.social · 13d
Good news! You can now download the open access (free) ebook of Age of Decption from @CornellPress !

(You can also buy a paperback, which makes a fine decoration for your bookshelf)

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Age of Deception by Jon R. Lindsay | eBook | Cornell University Press
At the heart of cybersecurity lies a paradox: Cooperation makes conflict possible. In Age of Deception, Jon R. Lindsay shows that widespread trust in cyberspace enables espionage and subversion. While...
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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 13d
NEW: UK asked Apple to backdoor iCloud encryption.

Backdoors create a massive target for hackers & criminal groups.

Dictators will inevitably demand that Apple do the same for them. 1/

www.ft.com/content/d101...
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Philippe Lagassé @plagasse.bsky.social · 14d
How, exactly, do the Canadian Armed Forces deploy on operations with an ally who doesn't respect ROEs?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
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Hayden Center @haydencenter.bsky.social · 15d
Worth a read to see how Defense plans to curtail activities during a shutdown.

Looks like DoD intelligence activities (eg, NSA & NGA) will be curtailed more than in past shutdowns. Especially diplomatic and economic reporting.

READ: media.defense.gov/2025/Sep/27/...
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Canada Declassified @canadadeclassified.bsky.social · 16d
Shopping trips to Zellers, IMINT doodles, and deep undercover work. What were the Canadians doing in Cuba? When and how did Canadian officials find out about the Soviet missile sites that would lead to one of the tensest standoffs of the Cold War? All this, and more on Substack!
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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 17d
A country is not a business, nor should it be run like one. Public services shouldn’t be expected to turn a profit.
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Dr. Catherine Scott @cataranea.bsky.social · 19d
Canada Post “lost” 1 billion dollars last year?

How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 19d
"Canada Post is on track to lose money" Hum. Duh. It cost less than a toonie to send a letter across Canada.

"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.
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