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17 Jul, 4 tweets, 3 min read
😲 #Israel not only "authorized" but "encouraged" NSO Group & others to sell spyware to #SaudiArabia *even after MBS' murder of #JamalKhasshogi, acc to @ronenbergman & @MarkMazzettiNYT. nytimes.com/2021/07/17/wor…
the reporting underscores the opacity of these firms & Israel's licensing procedures. remember, whatever NSO and others say they are doing, it is not subject to any independent oversight. none. zilch.
while the reporting is illuminating, this deeply problematic industry's malfeasance has long been known. consultants hired by NSO must have done some due diligence & yet bafflingly they proceeded.
when will the international community come to its senses and constrain this out-of-control spyware industry? i reported to the UN on this two years ago already: undocs.org/A/HRC/41/35 Image

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19 Jul
how should the international community constrain the private #spyware industry? @MarietjeSchaake & i offer some ideas, a framework for global regulation. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
few people have been tracking the global spyware problem as long as @MarietjeSchaake. see this from 2011! huffpost.com/entry/stop-dig…
for a longer study of the industry and tools to address it, see my report to the UN in 2019, dealing with export reg, legal change, the vulnerabilities market, more. undocs.org/A/HRC/41/35 Image
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18 Jul
story after story today expose the abuse of spyware technology developed & sold by #NSOGroup, authorized for transfer by #Israel. read, e.g., @skirchy here: theguardian.com/world/2021/jul…
and @danapriest @craigtimberg @smekhennet here washingtonpost.com/investigations…
and this key @jsrailton explainer/thread/compilation here
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4 Nov 20
well, he's asking the right question. that said... Image
i would treat trump's tweets right now not as disinformation designed to influence the media's count-the-votes reporting - too late for that - but to incite his supporters (to violence? to the streets? to find ways to end vote counting?) and, as always, to salve his wounded ego.
in that sense, particularly the incitement part, it is imperative for the platforms to be on top of this QUICKLY and continue to consider tougher measures than mere labeling.
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29 Sep 20
The @nytimes editorial board has called for social media platforms to come together with clear standards to address election disinformation. Good for them! nytimes.com/2020/09/27/opi…
as the Times put it... Image
I made this point last week
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25 Sep 20
in a better world, there would be no debate until trump commits to leave office upon his loss after all votes are counted.
i mean, what’s the punishment for this threat to all of us? Image
why not, dear media, you stop playing by the rules of a would-be tyrant whose made a fundamental threat to our democracy?
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18 Sep 20
god bless the memory of the great and brilliant Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
did you need another reason to understand why november matters? why dems have to dominate? why there is absolutely no way the gop gets to push through a nom now?
this is really NOT the way any of us should have to start 5781
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