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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

1/Stop everything and read/watch/bookmark this massive investigation between @motherjones.com @lighthousereports.com Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Paper Trail Media a vast global surveillance empire used to target politicians, journalists, tech CEOs, and... Jared Leto.
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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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Fabio Chiusi @fabiochiusi.bsky.social · 1d

"Un territorio straniero. Tale sembra l’Hotel Friuli, attorno al quale in questi giorni si è sviluppata una microarea di Udine totalmente preclusa alla città, ai suoi cittadini e a chi prova a documentare queste giornate così particolari"

www.messaggeroveneto.it/nordest/ital...

Italia-Israele, arrivano i manifestanti ProPal in zona stazione. Si parte alle 17.30 | La diretta

Gli organizzatori della manifestazione parlano di un’iniziativa “pacifica e inclusiva” ma la prefettura ha già disposto un’imponente dispiegamento di forze dell’ordine

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Fabio Chiusi @fabiochiusi.bsky.social · 1d

I dittatori e wannabe tali sono *uomini di guerra*, mai di pace.

Perfino questo si è costretti a ribadire, mentre fuori è tutto un tripudio per i tiranni.

Pazzesco.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 1d

EFF, Access Now, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Fight for the Future, and 7amleh recently wrote to Microsoft calling on the company to cease any further involvement in providing AI & cloud computing technologies for use in Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

EFF and Five Human Rights Organizations Urge Action Around Microsoft’s Role in Israel’s War on Gaza

EFF, Access Now, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Fight for the Future, and 7amleh sent a letter to Microsoft last month calling on the company to cease any further involvement in providing ...

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 2d

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 1d

Grab lots of popcorn: What’s just happened in Ofcom-vs-4Chan will be fun to watch…
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117326
#4chan #AgeAppropriateDesignCode #AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #ofcom #surveillance #vpns

Grab lots of popcorn: What’s just happened in Ofcom-vs-4Chan will be fun to watch…

Various UK pro-censorship interests of the past 10+ years have painted the Web as a “Wild West” that must be tamed for civility’s sake… and arguably “4Chan” is and alw…

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 1d

Well worth reading on the UK #OnlineSafetyAct and 4Chan

Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 1d

Grab lots of popcorn: What’s just happened in Ofcom-vs-4Chan will be fun to watch…
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117326
#4chan #AgeAppropriateDesignCode #AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #ofcom #surveillance #vpns

Grab lots of popcorn: What’s just happened in Ofcom-vs-4Chan will be fun to watch…

Various UK pro-censorship interests of the past 10+ years have painted the Web as a “Wild West” that must be tamed for civility’s sake… and arguably “4Chan” is and alw…

alecmuffett.com

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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like a good time to post the periodic public service announcement: E2EE || GTFO

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Articolo 21 liberi di… @articolo21.bsky.social · 2d

Anna Foa scrive: “Che Roccella dica certe cose non stupisce. Stupisce che le dica a un convegno dell’UCEI senza essere confutata”.
Ecco il punto.
Gravissime le parole della ministra su Auschwitz, ma ancor più grave il silenzio di chi ascolta e non reagisce.

www.articolo21.org/2025/10/la-m...

La ministra Roccella e le gite ad Auschwitz. Ma perché nessuno ha confutato le sue parole al convegno? - Articolo21

Scrive in un post su Facebook la professoressa Anna Foa: “Che Eugenia Roccella dica cose simili non mi stupisce. Invece mi stupisce che le dica ad un convegno dell’Ucei e senza essere confutata”. Ecco...

www.articolo21.org

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Fabio Chiusi @fabiochiusi.bsky.social · 2d

Che figura di merda colossale, io mi andrei a sotterrare e non mostrerei più il mio volto in pubblico.

Lei, invece, continuerà come niente fosse — altrimenti peraltro sarebbe andata a nascondersi da un pezzo.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 3d

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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 3d

Italian news outlets @irpimedia.eu and @mm-lastampa-bot.bsky.social report that Andrea Orcel, the CEO of UniCredit bank, was targeted with Paragon spyware between the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025.

Orcel becomes the second Italian businessman reported to be a Paragon target.

Paragon colpisce ancora: anche l’ad di Unicredit tra i bersagli

Andrea Orcel ha ricevuto una notifica il 29 aprile da Apple, che aveva lavorato con Citizen Lab per identificare una vulnerabilità nella sua app di messaggistica. L’ad di Unicredit è un altro protagon...

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Sam Bowne :donor: @sambowne.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 4d

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-data-centers-finances

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

"No wonder my new contacts in the industry shoulder a heavy burden — heavier than I could ever imagine. They know the truth." The post AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought appeared first on Futurism.

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link (t)wink :neocat_flag_bi: @twink.men · 7d

x11 spotted in italy

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Tom Easton @tomeaston.bsky.social · 4d

Hop not Hate

Three protesters in Portland Oregon in inflatable frog suits. One holds a placard reading FROGS TOGETHER STRONG

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Matthew Green @matthewdgreen.bsky.social · 5d

Germany has agreed to stop ChatControl for now, due to huge amounts of public pressure. Good job! The bad news is that it could come back as soon as December, and the German government has interpreted the feedback as a need to “moderate” the proposal.

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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 5d

SCOOP: Spyware maker NSO Group confirmed to us that the company has been acquired by a U.S. investment group.

NSO's spokesperson said the group "has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and has acquired controlling ownership," but declined to say who is behind the investment.

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

techcrunch.com

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"spooky simchas" daniel s. @self.agency · 5d

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6d

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: A prominent Italian businessman was reportedly targeted with Paragon spyware, widening the surveillance scandal in Italy, according to local news reports.

techcrunch.com/2025/10/09/i...

Italian businessman's phone reportedly targeted with Paragon spyware | TechCrunch

The alleged targeting of prominent Italian businessman Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone now widens the Paragon spyware scandal in Italy to victims beyond journalists and activists.

techcrunch.com

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: The developers whose ICE-related apps were removed from the Apple App Store say they're preparing to fight back. @thiccreese.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social report: www.wired.com/story/apple-...

Apple Took Down ICE-Tracking Apps. Their Developers Aren't Giving Up

“We are going to do everything in our power to fight this,” says ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron after Apple removed his app from the App Store.

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Cristina Correani @moonlightshad1.bsky.social · 6d

Netanyahu non ha capito nemmeno stavolta.

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Antonella Napolitano @svaroschi.bsky.social · 6d

NEW Prominent Italian businessman among the targets of Paragon spyware

🧵 Francesco Caltagirone received a WhatsApp message on January 31. He has been at the center of a major banking operation involving the government.
@faffa42.bsky.social on @irpimedia.eu

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Prominent Italian businessman also among the targets of Paragon spyware

Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone received a WhatsApp message on January 31, along with 90 other users around the world. Since the end of 2024, he has been at the center of a major banking operation invol...

irpimedia.irpi.eu

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