2022-01-29
NYT Investigation on Pegasus spyware finds that Israel uses it to advance its interests around the world (i.e. helping dictators, attacking journalists/dissidents) https://www.nytimes.com/... @sarahleah1 @MadawiDr @KenRoth @AgnesCallamard @DannyPostel
New York Times
An investigation into the rise of NSO's Pegasus shows its widespread use by the CIA, UAE, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and others; the FBI bought but didn't use it
Firstly, welcome to my new blog! (Or is it a “newsletter”?) Tweets: Eva / @evacide : Here I am, having taken to my fainting couch, wearing my finest clutching pearls, because NSO ...
2021-05-03
Excellent on Clubhouse & the Mideast This app is a nightmare for autocratic regimes (which is why I love it). https://www.nytimes.com/... @farnazfassihi @sarahleah1 @RamiKhouri @VivianHYee @Khalilalanani
New York Times
SensorTower data shows Clubhouse has been downloaded 1.1M times in the Middle East, where its users see it as an open forum to discuss politics and taboo issues
New York Times : Tweets: @abdu , @curdistani , @nytimes , @asadabukhalil , @shahselbe , @rickgladstone , @naderalihashemi , @freddydeknatel , @mairavz , @farnazfassihi , and @evel...
2019-12-23
If the UAE is such a stable/moderate/liberal/tolerant (bla, bla, bla) political system — that US officials frequently cite as a model for the Arab world — why does have to go to such extreme lengths to monitor its own citizens? https://www.nytimes.com/... @sarahleah1 @JamalsNews
New York Times
US officials say ToTok, a chat app gaining popularity around the world, is a spying tool by the government of UAE; Google and Apple have now removed the app
ToTok, an Emirati messaging app that has been downloaded to millions of phones, is the latest escalation of a digital arms race.