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New: Citizen Lab has found traces of NSO Group spyware in 45 countries, including US, France, Turkey, UAE, Mexico, over the last two years.

These are not necessarily customers but this gives an idea of just how big NSO'S footprint is.

motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/…
If you're wondering that it's a bit weird for an Israeli company to be selling to countries like UAE, which in theory have no diplomatic relations, my source has an answer for you. motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/…
In updated statement NSO Group says it's spyware "is specifically designed to not operate in the USA," and only in "approved" countries.
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New: Government spyware vendor Wolf Intelligence left a treasure trove of its own data online for all to see in an open server and a public Google Drive folder.

Leak included data exfiltrated from surveillance targets, customer meetings, and more.

motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/…
In case you don't remember Wolf Intelligence, let me refresh your memory.

Their CEO, Manish Kumar, sent an innocent Italian bodyguard to Mauritania. The bodyguard was kidnapped and taken hostage for 20 months after a deal went wrong.
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Also, as @iblametom reported at the time, the company has some questionable business ethics. forbes.com/sites/thomasbr…
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Day 639 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.

The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
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No, civility isn't optional thehill.com/opinion/civil-…
“In America, when we get angry at our political opponents, we take out negative ads. In too much of the rest of the world, they take out machetes, ricin or worse. It is what has separated us from the other major powers for 200 years.”
“This is even truer today in the 21st century. Think of what happens to the opposition in China, Russia, Iran or even Saudi Arabia. We are the only major power on earth with this distinction.”
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#Khashoggi Case Thread: I am going to ‘pin’ this post to use it as an ‘Info Thread’ on the #Khashoggi Case. I am in #Turkey. I’ve been following the case closely and with access to sources & experts here. This is a very ‘sensitive’ criminal case due to ‘Diplomatic Booby Traps’!!!
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1. This is the story of how irrational and paranoid anti-nuclear leaders have, for decades, used fear-mongering, bombings, & even murder to terrify & terrorize the European people into replacing the cleanest & safest form of energy with the dirtiest & most dangerous one.
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3. Germany recently bulldozed an ancient forest, village, and church in order to mine for the coal underneath.

And, as one of the most coal-dependent nations in Europe, Germany exports deadly air pollution to its neighbors.
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Two key things I learned about myself over the last two years:

- I am absolutely terrible at keeping myself organized in any coherent way.

- I adapt extremely rapidly to change.

Maintaining good habits is THE priority. The rest of the machine oils itself.
For doing really transformative work, you really want to build on your strengths.

For being any kind of sane person, you'll want to shore up weaknesses.

That entrepreneurship encourages the former -really heavily- gives you a good idea of why innovative people are so unstable.
I could probably start to optimize my skills for very high output. What would happen:

- Burnout
- Worsened relationships
- Poor self-care
- Losing track of bigger picture

Right now, my goals are entirely orientated towards sanity first.
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