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India targeting high-profile journalists with spyware: Amnesty
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» NEW DELHI - India's government has recently targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware, Amnesty International and The Washington Post said in a joint investigation published Thursday.
Spanish Socialists win first parliamentary battle
AFP, Published on 17/08/2023
» MADRID: Spanish lawmakers on Thursday elected the Socialist party's candidate for parliamentary speaker following a closely watched vote that augurs well for Pedro Sanchez's efforts to return as prime minister.
Top US court backs WhatsApp suit over Pegasus spyware
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by NSO Group to block a WhatsApp lawsuit accusing the Israeli tech firm of allowing mass cyberespionage of journalists and human rights activists.
France slams Israel's expulsion of French-Palestinian lawyer
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» ROISSY-CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT (FRANCE) - French-Palestinian human rights lawyer Salah Hamouri, held without charge in Israeli prisons since March accused of security offences, arrived in Paris on Sunday following his expulsion from Israel condemned by Paris.
Petrol stations: running out of road?
AFP, Published on 26/09/2022
» PARIS: A vintage pump in the Vietnamese hills; a Madrid petrol station topped with a giant sombrero; a multi-coloured futuristic fuel outlet in Dubai -– whatever its form the humble filling stop, emblem of our modern societies, would appear to be running out of road.
Apple devices getting beefed-up defence against spyware
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new way for activists, journalists and other targets of state-sponsored espionage to protect themselves from spyware.
Spain's spy chief sacked over phone hacking scandal
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» MADRID - Spain's government on Tuesday sacked the country's spy chief as part of a widening scandal over the hacking of the mobile phones of the prime minister and Catalan separatist leaders.
Battle over future of spytech firm NSO: Israel court papers
AFP, Published on 24/02/2022
» TEL AVIV - A court fight within Israeli spytech firm NSO Group has shed new light on the crisis engulfing the company, including tensions over whether to keep selling malware to autocrats to stay afloat.
Armenia, Turkey to resume first flights in two years
AFP, Published on 02/02/2022
» Historic rivals Turkey and Armenia were due Wednesday to resume their first commercial flights in two years as part of cautious efforts to normalise strained ties.
Coming soon: police body cams with facial recognition
AFP, Published on 23/01/2022
» Twenty years after he planned the controversial barrier between Israel and Palestinians, Dany Tirza is developing a security tool that requires no cement: body cameras with facial recognition technology.