Surveillance
UK Supreme Court rejects Bahrain immunity claim in dissidents’ spyware lawsuit
Britain’s Supreme Court ruled that Bahrain cannot use state immunity to block a lawsuit by two dissidents who allege the kingdom hacked their laptops with FinSpy surveillance software.
Elbit Systems secures $370 million in US Customs and Border Protection deals
EU expands Russia sanctions over cybercrime, surveillance and rights abuses
Former IDF intel. officer sentenced to prison term in Greek spying case
Ministerial intel panel reduces Shin Bet coronavirus surveillance
The expected decision, though it had not been issued at press time, comes after pressure on three fronts.
Knesset pushes off Shin Bet corona surveillance matter
In the balance is whether the Shin Bet will continue its surveillance of the country’s infected citizens.
High Court puts the heat on Shin Bet coronavirus surveillance
The High Court had previously appeared to support Shin Bet surveillance of coronavirus-infected citizens.
Israel's new virus surveillance system detects masks and social distancing
However, the monitoring system does not have facial recognition capabilities.
Amnesty International vs. Morocco and Israel
Lately Amnesty has been targeting Israel through its fixation on Pegasus, a software that can be “injected” into smartphones to track the user’s location, calls, messages, etc.
Shin Bet spied on civilians for years without Knesset approval - report
A limited committee formed by the Justice Ministry approved the plan and Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit later approved the plan as well.
Four takeaways on how privacy did in Shin Bet-coronavirus surveillance law
US federal court rules lawsuit against Israeli NSO can continue
The United States District Court of the Northern District of California denied most of the arguments NSo Group made in its request in April.
Knesset reinstates Shin Bet surveillance of coronavirus infected citizens
Program authorized for 21 days, long-term bill still under debate
Knesset c'tee approves reinstating Shin Bet coronavirus surveillance
Program authorized for 21 days, long-term bill still under debate
