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Surveillance firm @Cellebrite claims it ended business in #Russia & #Belarus.

@itempnews revealed that the firm’s tech still works even w/out a valid contract. 🇷🇺 & 🇧🇾 authorities are likely using @Cellebrite_UFED to hack into phones of those who protest #Ukraine war. /1 $CLBT

https://twitter.com/itempnews/status/1507371850120273933

2/ Russia’s notorious Investigative Committee bragged that they had used @Cellebrite devices 26,000+ times. Chances are, they are still using them as the firm makes no effort to disable the devices after the contract ends.

@theintercept
@MaraHvistendahl
theintercept.com/2021/08/26/cel…

3/ @Cellebrite claims its tech is only used for legitimate purposes. We know otherwise.

@mediazzzona @haaretzcom @oyoyoy previously revealed its tools were used to hack the devices of Navalny associate @SobolLubov who fled Russia due to persecution. haaretz.com/israel-news/.p…

4/ Despite these serious concerns about @Cellebrite tools contributing to human rights abuses in Russia & around the world, @Cellebrite was allowed to go public with @Nasdaq.

@accessnow called on @SEC & @Nasdaq to stop the deal. Our calls were ignored. accessnow.org/cellebrite-goi…

5/ Firms like @Cellebrite have been supplying repressive tech to dictators like #Putin & #Lukashenko, helping them to instill fear & consolidate power.

They faced NO consequences & have only been💰by the West for their behavior. When does this end? $CLBT accessnow.org/what-spy-firm-…