This Undisclosed WhatsApp Vulnerability Lets Governments See Who You Message (theintercept.com)
Biden Says He Told Nigeria to Kill Fewer Civilians — but Nigeria Keeps Killing Lots of Civilians (theintercept.com)
Nigeria has gotten billions of dollars in U.S. security assistance, even as its counterterrorism campaign has a massive civilian death toll....
Google Won’t Say Anything About Israel Using Its Photo Software to Create Gaza “Hit List” (theintercept.com)
The Israeli military has reportedly implemented a facial recognition dragnet across the Gaza Strip, scanning ordinary Palestinians as they move throughout the ravaged territory, attempting to flee the ongoing bombardment and seeking sustenance for their families....
OpenAI Quietly Deletes Ban on Using ChatGPT for “Military and Warfare” (theintercept.com)
The Pentagon has its eye on the leading AI company, which this week softened its ban on military use.
Microsoft Pitched OpenAI’s DALL-E as Battlefield Tool for U.S. Military (theintercept.com)
Microsoft last year proposed using OpenAI’s mega-popular image generation tool, DALL-E, to help the Department of Defense build software to execute military operations, according to internal presentation materials reviewed by The Intercept. The revelation comes just months after OpenAI silently ended its prohibition against...
Israeli Weapons Firms Required to Buy Cloud Services From Google and Amazon (theintercept.com)
Google and Amazon are both loath to discuss security aspects of the cloud services they provide through their joint contract with the Israeli government, known as Project Nimbus. Though both the Ministry of Defense and Israel Defense Forces are Nimbus customers, Google routinely downplays the military elements while Amazon says...
How a Movement That Never Killed Anyone Became the FBI’s No. 1 Domestic Terrorism Threat (theintercept.com)
I wasn't sure where to post this specifically. But I believe this history lesson to be of some value presently....
After Pegasus Was Blacklisted, Its CEO Swore Off Spyware. Now He’s the King of Israeli AI. (theintercept.com)
NSA Orders Employees to Spy on the World “With Dignity and Respect” (theintercept.com)
After Raids, NYPD Denied Student Protesters Water and Food in Jail (theintercept.com)
NYPD arrested 282 protesters at Columbia and the City College of New York. Two college protesters were placed in solitary confinement....
Can a U.S. Ally Actually Be Held Accountable for War Crimes in the ICC? (theintercept.com)
International Criminal Court warrants against Israeli officials could restrict travel — and their patrons in the U.S. would be pressured over continued arms sales....
The State Department Says Israel Isn’t Blocking Aid. Videos Show the Opposite. (theintercept.com)
From targeting humanitarian vehicles to standing by as mobs attack trucks, Israel is blocking aid from reaching Gaza....
American Medical Missions Trapped in Gaza, Facing Death by Dehydration as Population Clings to Life (theintercept.com)
Upward of 20 American doctors are trapped in Gaza, some at the European Hospital, due to Israel’s post-invasion closure of the Rafah border crossing....
Hundreds of Palestinian Doctors Disappeared Into Israeli Detention (theintercept.com)
Dr. Khaled Al Serr of Nasser Hospital hasn’t been heard from in two months. His family assumes Israel detained him, like other Gaza doctors....
After Pegasus Was Blacklisted, Its CEO Swore Off Spyware. Now He’s the King of Israeli AI. (theintercept.com)
Shalev Hulio is remaking his image but is still involved in a web of cybersecurity ventures with his old colleagues from NSO Group.
This Undisclosed WhatsApp Vulnerability Lets Governments See Who You Message (theintercept.com)
Engineers warned Meta that nations can monitor chats; staff fear Israel is using this trick to pick assassination targets in Gaza.
Medical Workers Evacuated From Gaza, but 3 Americans Refuse to Leave (theintercept.com)
Remaining health care workers won’t leave European Hospital in Khan Younis until Israel stops blocking entry of new medical personnel....
NYPD’s Raid on Columbia Cost Hundreds of Thousands in Overtime Alone. The Crackdown Will End Up Costing Millions. (theintercept.com)
NYPD’s raid on Columbia University’s student protest likely cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The crackdown will end up costing millions....
Will Aaron Bushnell’s Death Trigger Anarchism Witch Hunt? (theintercept.com)
An Israeli Company Is Hawking Its Self-Launching Drone System to U.S. Police Departments (theintercept.com)
A Louisiana sheriff’s department has been testing the drone system, which is already used by the Israeli police and many settlements.
Pentagon Compensated Zero Civilian Victims in 2022 — Despite Evidence That the U.S. Killed a Mom and Child in Somalia (theintercept.com)
A 2018 U.S. drone strike in Somalia killed a 22-year-old woman and her child. The U.S. has been ignoring the family for years....
Israel “Likely” Used U.S.-Supplied Weapons in Violation of International Law. That’s OK, Though, State Department Says. (theintercept.com)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s report identifies “incidents that raise concerns,” but says Israel is not blocking humanitarian aid....
600,000 Palestinian Kids in Rafah Can’t “Evacuate” Safely, UNICEF Official Says (theintercept.com)
Recently back from Gaza, a UNICEF official says 600,000 kids there live in squalid conditions and can't "evacuate" safely....
They Exposed an Israeli Spyware Firm. Now the Company Is Badgering Them in Court. (theintercept.com)
NSO Group, which makes Pegasus spyware, keeps trying to extract sensitive information from Citizen Lab — and a judge keeps swatting it down....