I just published my weekly notes for last week
2025 - Week 45 | Etienne's Website
Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Gets New Owners, Leadership and Seeks to Mend Reputation https://www.wsj.com/tech/israeli-spyware-maker-nso-gets-new-owners-leadership-and-seeks-to-mend-reputation-166ac50e
https://archive.li/ seems down. Temporary issues or something bigger related to the FBI investigation?
Legal groups sue Trump administration over use of Israeli spyware on immigrants
Prism
Legal groups sue Trump administration over use of Israeli spyware on immigrants
Civil rights attorneys are seeking documents disclosing details on the extent of ICE’s use of invasive Israeli spyware to target immigrants
I have been doing training to journalists since 2023 with @npub15xkc...n4dt on digital investigations, and they just published a article on several investigations that used skills journalists learned in these sessions (it is so great to see the direct consequences of a training). How Digital Threats Training Has Powered Innovative Cyber Investigations Around the World
How Digital Threats Training Has Powered Innovative Cyber Investigations Around the World
Alumni of GIJN
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants
The Intercept
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants
Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate β€” and paid cash bonuses for performance.
So, what are the best cybersecurity events in #Toronto ? I see that Defcon Toronto doesn't exist anymore, are there any serious cybersecurity events? (the one that do not have AI in the title)
Grokipedia is racist, transphobic, and loves Elon Musk | The Verge
The Verge
Grokipedia is racist, transphobic, and loves Elon Musk
xAI’s version of Wikipedia, Grokipedia, frames the world’s history from Elon Musk’s perspective.
Microsoft sued for allegedly misleading millions of Australians with its AI pricing | The Guardian
the Guardian
Microsoft sued for allegedly misleading millions of Australians with its AI pricing
Tech giant faces hefty fines from consumer watchdog for allegedly trying to convince customers to pay more than needed for their Microsoft 365 subs...
I have started to update Telegram transparency data with 2025 Q3 data
Telegram Transparency Data
 As usual, this data is crowdfunded, so if you don't see your country and have a Telegram account with a phone number in this country, please share a screenshot of the answer from the Telegram bot (here or on github)! Data is there
GitHub
GitHub - Te-k/telegram-transparency: Data on Telegram transparency reports
Data on Telegram transparency reports. Contribute to Te-k/telegram-transparency development by creating an account on GitHub.
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