[When phone spy-tech are used for crackdowns & punitive diplomacy, more to go]
1. After months of advocacy efforts by #Israeli rights lawyers & #HKers, it's welcome news that #Cellebrite decided to halt selling phone-hacking services to #Hongkong & #Chinahttps://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tech-news/.premium-israeli-phone-hacking-firm-cellebrite-halts-hong-kong-deal-with-china-1.9219244 …
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4. Worse still, under
#China's rising#hostagediplomacy and the new law that covers foreigners, hacking tools can be used in diplomatic retaliation and silencing dissents. The issue is clearly more than just Cellebrite, but also all other digital forensics companies.Show this thread -
5. When digital authoritarianism reigns, repressive regimes do not only suppress with bullets and batons, but also surveillance and hacking. Solely in
#Belarus, mobile hacking tools are used by long-time dictator#Lukashenko against freedom-seeking souls.Show this thread -
6. Justice delayed is justice denied. To protect personal safety & confidentiality of citizens, reporters & foreigners worldwide, we hope other digital forensic firms can halt phone hacking cooperations w/ repressive regimes, lest extracted info are used in crackdown on dissents.
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