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Samsung Next, the innovation arm of the Korean technology giant Samsung, is to shut down its operations in Tel Aviv Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ
Israel is a pariah nation.
Boycott Israel now.
Israel is a pariah nation.
Boycott Israel now.
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Samsung Next, the innovation arm of the Korean technology giant Samsung, is to shut down its operations in Tel Aviv Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel is a pariah nation. Boycott Israel now.
Samsung Next, the innovation arm of the technology giant Samsung, is shutting down its operations in Israel, the fund announced on Tuesday. The fund, which invests in early-stage companies, will change its work model and move all of its activities in Israel overseas.
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Samsung Next, the innovation arm of the technology giant Samsung, is shutting down its operations in Israel, the fund announced on Tuesday. The fund, which invests in early-stage companies, will change its work model and move all of its activities in Israelโฆ
An email sent out by the staff members of the fund in Israel, headed by Vice President and Managing Director Eyal Miller, read: "Today, I am sharing the news that Samsung Next has made necessary organizational changes in the Tel Aviv office to consolidate its activities.
This decision, although difficult, does not diminish the achievements we have accomplished together for almost a decade.
This decision, although difficult, does not diminish the achievements we have accomplished together for almost a decade.
CNN investigation of the Flour Massacre shows the IOF ๐ฎ๐ฑ fired 600 rounds of bullets a minute at unarmed starving Palestinians ๐ต๐ธ murdering 118 people, injuring 760.
Where are the arrest warrants?
Where is The Hague?
US has corrupted international law.
Where are the arrest warrants?
Where is The Hague?
US has corrupted international law.
Spain ๐ช๐ธ want to recognise Palestine ๐ต๐ธ by July.
Spainโs Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is to meet Norway ๐ณ๐ด, Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช, Portugal ๐ต๐น, Slovenia ๐ธ๐ฎ & Belgium ๐ง๐ช this week to try to move all to recognising Palestine.
Viva Espaรฑa ๐ช๐ธ
Viva Palestine ๐ต๐ธ
Spainโs Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is to meet Norway ๐ณ๐ด, Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช, Portugal ๐ต๐น, Slovenia ๐ธ๐ฎ & Belgium ๐ง๐ช this week to try to move all to recognising Palestine.
Viva Espaรฑa ๐ช๐ธ
Viva Palestine ๐ต๐ธ
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Apple says it will fix โbugโ over Jerusalem flag emoji prompt
The tech giant Apple has promised to fix a โsoftware bugโ over a flag prompt for some iPhone users when they typed out Jerusalem.
Palestinian flag was suggested when typed in Jerusalem.
Before updating the operating system, it was the Israeli flag that was suggested.
The tech giant Apple has promised to fix a โsoftware bugโ over a flag prompt for some iPhone users when they typed out Jerusalem.
Palestinian flag was suggested when typed in Jerusalem.
Before updating the operating system, it was the Israeli flag that was suggested.
Surveillance as a Service: The Global Impact of Israeli โDefenseโ Technologies on Privacy and Human Rights
by Esraโa Al Shafei, Falastine Saleh
Highlighting, exposing, and actively working against the proliferation and normalization of surveillance technology is crucial in protecting human rights worldwide. At the Tor Project, we know that it is through collective awareness and action that we can all build and contribute to privacy-preserving technologies that aim to protect people everywhere from the prevalence of surveillance and oppression. It is equally important to hold companies accountable and recognize the source and enablers of surveillance tech, especially now as we see these technologies being aggressively utilized in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
This post delves into the impact of Israeli surveillance technologies in Palestine, illustrating how localized instances of its use can have extensive repercussions that pave the way for the widespread acceptance and global adoption of such oppressive practices.
There is a growing need for a global stance against the use of technology for oppression. Tech workers and the broader international community are urged to prioritize integrity over profit to protect privacy and prevent the deleterious impacts of pervasive surveillance on our lives. There is even more urgency to address these issues in the face of growing demand for surveillance solutions enhanced and exacerbated by AI.
Global Surveillance and Oppression
The examples below demonstrate the alarming sophistication of surveillance capitalism and its increasingly global footprint. They also explore how Israeli spyware and surveillance companies navigate global scrutiny by rebranding and establishing offices worldwide, all while a network of venture capital firms facilitate their operations and help them avoid much needed accountability.
Elbit Systems is a leading military tech exporter in Israel, specializing in various advanced surveillance technologies, terrifyingly deployed in space, air, sea and ground operations. Its surveillance systems, drones, and other high-tech tools, which are used to enforce violent occupations and apartheid, are in high demand worldwide.
This pervasive surveillance technology doesn't end in Palestine, but it often starts with it.
Since at least 2014, Elbit Systems has been deploying these tools at the U.S Southern Border as well as in the UAE and UK. Some of these deals occur via a subsidiary of Elbit Systems of America called Kollsman Inc, which is involved in a controversial death of an employee during a work trip to Saudi Arabia.
These relationships are further strengthened through VC investments. The UAE invested at least $100 million in Israeli VC firms, which is not surprising, considering it is a longtime customer of its spyware tools. An Israeli owned company, for example, is behind Abu Dhabi's mass surveillance system, in a contract worth $600m. Dubai also operates a back-channel for Arab countries who wish to deploy Israeli surveillance technologies through a local entity called Black Wall Global, which is led by Israeli intelligence veterans.
In similarly structured deals, Israeli companies like IntuView have contracts with Saudi Arabia for efforts that include scanning Saudi citizens' data. Its advisory board consists of a former head of Mossad and a former director of the CIA.
The technology is becoming increasingly advanced and appealing to authoritarian governments. Israel, with the assistance of U.S companies, is deploying robots equipped with numerous sensors and cameras to surveil buildings and open spaces.
AI-based systems like "The Gospel" largely consist of drone footage, intercepted communications, surveillance data and information drawn from monitoring the movements and behavior patterns of individuals and large groups to create bombing targets.
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by Esraโa Al Shafei, Falastine Saleh
Highlighting, exposing, and actively working against the proliferation and normalization of surveillance technology is crucial in protecting human rights worldwide. At the Tor Project, we know that it is through collective awareness and action that we can all build and contribute to privacy-preserving technologies that aim to protect people everywhere from the prevalence of surveillance and oppression. It is equally important to hold companies accountable and recognize the source and enablers of surveillance tech, especially now as we see these technologies being aggressively utilized in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
This post delves into the impact of Israeli surveillance technologies in Palestine, illustrating how localized instances of its use can have extensive repercussions that pave the way for the widespread acceptance and global adoption of such oppressive practices.
There is a growing need for a global stance against the use of technology for oppression. Tech workers and the broader international community are urged to prioritize integrity over profit to protect privacy and prevent the deleterious impacts of pervasive surveillance on our lives. There is even more urgency to address these issues in the face of growing demand for surveillance solutions enhanced and exacerbated by AI.
Global Surveillance and Oppression
The examples below demonstrate the alarming sophistication of surveillance capitalism and its increasingly global footprint. They also explore how Israeli spyware and surveillance companies navigate global scrutiny by rebranding and establishing offices worldwide, all while a network of venture capital firms facilitate their operations and help them avoid much needed accountability.
Elbit Systems is a leading military tech exporter in Israel, specializing in various advanced surveillance technologies, terrifyingly deployed in space, air, sea and ground operations. Its surveillance systems, drones, and other high-tech tools, which are used to enforce violent occupations and apartheid, are in high demand worldwide.
This pervasive surveillance technology doesn't end in Palestine, but it often starts with it.
Since at least 2014, Elbit Systems has been deploying these tools at the U.S Southern Border as well as in the UAE and UK. Some of these deals occur via a subsidiary of Elbit Systems of America called Kollsman Inc, which is involved in a controversial death of an employee during a work trip to Saudi Arabia.
These relationships are further strengthened through VC investments. The UAE invested at least $100 million in Israeli VC firms, which is not surprising, considering it is a longtime customer of its spyware tools. An Israeli owned company, for example, is behind Abu Dhabi's mass surveillance system, in a contract worth $600m. Dubai also operates a back-channel for Arab countries who wish to deploy Israeli surveillance technologies through a local entity called Black Wall Global, which is led by Israeli intelligence veterans.
In similarly structured deals, Israeli companies like IntuView have contracts with Saudi Arabia for efforts that include scanning Saudi citizens' data. Its advisory board consists of a former head of Mossad and a former director of the CIA.
The technology is becoming increasingly advanced and appealing to authoritarian governments. Israel, with the assistance of U.S companies, is deploying robots equipped with numerous sensors and cameras to surveil buildings and open spaces.
AI-based systems like "The Gospel" largely consist of drone footage, intercepted communications, surveillance data and information drawn from monitoring the movements and behavior patterns of individuals and large groups to create bombing targets.
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In a similar setup, through "Lavender", Israel is using AI to detect assassination targets with little human oversight through information collected via mass surveillance of Gaza residents. The report highlights how many of these attacks result in the mass killing of civilians and entire families, often in their own homes.
Spyware has always been a highly lucrative and increasingly prominent business in Israel. Citizen Lab has spent years uncovering sophisticated spyware from Israeli companies like NSO, which contracts with governments with a long history of imprisoning, murdering and silencing dissidents and surveilling civil society organizations, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE. These governments normalize relations with Israel largely to facilitate access to such technologies, which they then deploy to oppress their own citizens.
Israel-based Voyager Labs actively marketed and sold surveillance tools which have been used to profile and intimidate journalists and activists, including by Colombian military intelligence. They recently moved their headquarters to the U.S. to continue building such tools with a team of "world-class AI researchers."
U.S.-Israeli company Verint, whose products include surveillance cameras and analysis software to monitor and analyze large voice and video data sets, had sold their technology to repressive regimes in Azerbaijan, Indonesia, South Sudan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Among the uses of their tools is the violent crackdown on LGBTQ+ communities and human rights activists.
These companies don't operate alone. When facing scrutiny or exposure, they spin off new entities, often with the backing of venture capital firms that are equally complicit. Verint, for example, spun off a separate company called Cognyte to continue its lucrative deals, which an Israeli human rights lawyer says was "aiding and abetting crimes against humanity." A New York-based hedge fund, Edenbrook Capital, is among its largest shareholders.
Another and more recent example is Dream Security from the former CEO of Pegasus Software. Their latest round was raised in a deal that was co-led with Los Angeles-based VC firm Group 11. This demonstrates a troubling cycle of evasion.
Corsight, an Israeli company, has been using facial recognition and Google Photos to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent. To date, Google has declined to answer, despite prohibiting their tech in being used for "immediate harm." Apart from being an egregious privacy violation, the technology also misidentifies people, putting their lives at risk. Canadian-Israeli VC firm, AWZ ventures, is among its lead investors. Their tools are also deployed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for facial recognition purposes.
AnyVision, an Israeli company with an international presence, is behind "advanced tactical surveillance" software used to monitor the movements of Palestinians. Its CEO is a former operating partner at SoftBank's investment arm, which co-led a large fundraising round for the company alongside Eldridge, an American holding company headquartered in Connecticut. A few months after the extent of their surveillance systems were exposed in U.S schools, they rebranded to Oosto and resumed operations.
One of the most prominent examples of these collaborations remains Palantir, which also continues to win major contracts with the UK government and various U.S agencies, most recently the U.S army on an AI-powered targeting system, and who will once again supply its surveillance products to Israel in a new "strategic partnership."
The global market for "Border Security Technologies" is projected to exceed $70 billion by 2027, up from $48 billion in 2022. The significant growth in this market is partly attributed to the increasing adoption of AI-integrated surveillance towers, made possible by Israeli companies who test repressive technologies on Palestinians.
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Spyware has always been a highly lucrative and increasingly prominent business in Israel. Citizen Lab has spent years uncovering sophisticated spyware from Israeli companies like NSO, which contracts with governments with a long history of imprisoning, murdering and silencing dissidents and surveilling civil society organizations, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE. These governments normalize relations with Israel largely to facilitate access to such technologies, which they then deploy to oppress their own citizens.
Israel-based Voyager Labs actively marketed and sold surveillance tools which have been used to profile and intimidate journalists and activists, including by Colombian military intelligence. They recently moved their headquarters to the U.S. to continue building such tools with a team of "world-class AI researchers."
U.S.-Israeli company Verint, whose products include surveillance cameras and analysis software to monitor and analyze large voice and video data sets, had sold their technology to repressive regimes in Azerbaijan, Indonesia, South Sudan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Among the uses of their tools is the violent crackdown on LGBTQ+ communities and human rights activists.
These companies don't operate alone. When facing scrutiny or exposure, they spin off new entities, often with the backing of venture capital firms that are equally complicit. Verint, for example, spun off a separate company called Cognyte to continue its lucrative deals, which an Israeli human rights lawyer says was "aiding and abetting crimes against humanity." A New York-based hedge fund, Edenbrook Capital, is among its largest shareholders.
Another and more recent example is Dream Security from the former CEO of Pegasus Software. Their latest round was raised in a deal that was co-led with Los Angeles-based VC firm Group 11. This demonstrates a troubling cycle of evasion.
Corsight, an Israeli company, has been using facial recognition and Google Photos to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent. To date, Google has declined to answer, despite prohibiting their tech in being used for "immediate harm." Apart from being an egregious privacy violation, the technology also misidentifies people, putting their lives at risk. Canadian-Israeli VC firm, AWZ ventures, is among its lead investors. Their tools are also deployed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for facial recognition purposes.
AnyVision, an Israeli company with an international presence, is behind "advanced tactical surveillance" software used to monitor the movements of Palestinians. Its CEO is a former operating partner at SoftBank's investment arm, which co-led a large fundraising round for the company alongside Eldridge, an American holding company headquartered in Connecticut. A few months after the extent of their surveillance systems were exposed in U.S schools, they rebranded to Oosto and resumed operations.
One of the most prominent examples of these collaborations remains Palantir, which also continues to win major contracts with the UK government and various U.S agencies, most recently the U.S army on an AI-powered targeting system, and who will once again supply its surveillance products to Israel in a new "strategic partnership."
The global market for "Border Security Technologies" is projected to exceed $70 billion by 2027, up from $48 billion in 2022. The significant growth in this market is partly attributed to the increasing adoption of AI-integrated surveillance towers, made possible by Israeli companies who test repressive technologies on Palestinians.
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This practice allows Israel to refine and demonstrate the effectiveness of its products in real scenarios, making them more appealing to international buyers, who, again, are often equally oppressive regimes with horrific human rights records.
As shown above, these technologies, initially used to enforce violent occupation, apartheid, and genocide have found a lucrative global market, stretching far beyond the confines of Palestine. Antony Loewenstein, author of The Palestine Laboratory, notes to Tor: "Since 7 October, 2023, Israel has been live-testing new weapons in Gaza including drones, quadcopters, facial recognition tools and surveillance tech. The aim isn't just to kill Palestinians indiscriminately in Gaza but sell these weapons of war to a global market. AI-enabled warfare is a key selling point for the Israeli state and its private backers. What starts in Palestine never stays there."
Building a Culture of Accountability
The export of military systems by Israel reveals a harrowing journey of surveillance technologies from local deployments in Palestine to worldwide distribution, with a disturbing and alarming trend of normalization and acceptance of the grave human rights violations that are committed in the process of their creation and testing. The complicity of venture capital in the proliferation of such technologies highlights the intricate web of interests that prioritize power and profit over basic human rights.
This is your reminder that standing against surveillance that continues to engulf us all is a global responsibility. There needs to be a consistent and immediate call to action for tech workers, companies, civil society organizations, and the global community at large to stand firm in our commitment to human rights and privacy. We must hold companies accountable, dissect and expose the origins of surveillance technologies, and resist their normalization.
We applaud the companies and civil society organizations who have joined the No Tech For Apartheid campaign, including the many who risked their employment to do so, and urge others to join in this crucial effort. As many tech workers also have investment portfolios, we highly recommend that you align your investments with your values. This is one free screening tool you can use to ensure you're not profiting off of weapons manufacturers, illegal occupations, apartheid, genocide and border militarization, all of which use intense surveillance that enable the perpetration of war crimes.
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As shown above, these technologies, initially used to enforce violent occupation, apartheid, and genocide have found a lucrative global market, stretching far beyond the confines of Palestine. Antony Loewenstein, author of The Palestine Laboratory, notes to Tor: "Since 7 October, 2023, Israel has been live-testing new weapons in Gaza including drones, quadcopters, facial recognition tools and surveillance tech. The aim isn't just to kill Palestinians indiscriminately in Gaza but sell these weapons of war to a global market. AI-enabled warfare is a key selling point for the Israeli state and its private backers. What starts in Palestine never stays there."
Building a Culture of Accountability
The export of military systems by Israel reveals a harrowing journey of surveillance technologies from local deployments in Palestine to worldwide distribution, with a disturbing and alarming trend of normalization and acceptance of the grave human rights violations that are committed in the process of their creation and testing. The complicity of venture capital in the proliferation of such technologies highlights the intricate web of interests that prioritize power and profit over basic human rights.
This is your reminder that standing against surveillance that continues to engulf us all is a global responsibility. There needs to be a consistent and immediate call to action for tech workers, companies, civil society organizations, and the global community at large to stand firm in our commitment to human rights and privacy. We must hold companies accountable, dissect and expose the origins of surveillance technologies, and resist their normalization.
We applaud the companies and civil society organizations who have joined the No Tech For Apartheid campaign, including the many who risked their employment to do so, and urge others to join in this crucial effort. As many tech workers also have investment portfolios, we highly recommend that you align your investments with your values. This is one free screening tool you can use to ensure you're not profiting off of weapons manufacturers, illegal occupations, apartheid, genocide and border militarization, all of which use intense surveillance that enable the perpetration of war crimes.
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An Anonymous legend works in Vodafone.
"Welcome to Palestine" messages sent to Israeli settlers.
"Welcome to Palestine" messages sent to Israeli settlers.
The US has been bombing these countries since World War II.
Central American countries:
โช๏ธPanama
โช๏ธNicaragua
โช๏ธSalvador
โช๏ธGranada
โช๏ธDominican Republic
โช๏ธCuba
โช๏ธBolivia
On the other side of the ocean, in Africa, the United States bumbled:
โช๏ธLibya
โช๏ธSudan
โช๏ธSomalia
โช๏ธMali
โช๏ธNiger
In Europe, this list includes the countries of the former Yugoslavia:
โช๏ธSerbia
โช๏ธBosnia
โช๏ธMontenegro
The next region is the Middle East, where the US dropped its bombs:
โช๏ธYemen
โช๏ธSyria
โช๏ธLebanon
โช๏ธIraq
โช๏ธPakistan
โช๏ธAfghanistan
We also have countries in East Asia that suffered at the hands of the United States:
โช๏ธLaos
โช๏ธCambodia
โช๏ธVietnam
โช๏ธIndonesia
โช๏ธJapan
โช๏ธKorea
#GhostPrincess
Central American countries:
โช๏ธPanama
โช๏ธNicaragua
โช๏ธSalvador
โช๏ธGranada
โช๏ธDominican Republic
โช๏ธCuba
โช๏ธBolivia
On the other side of the ocean, in Africa, the United States bumbled:
โช๏ธLibya
โช๏ธSudan
โช๏ธSomalia
โช๏ธMali
โช๏ธNiger
In Europe, this list includes the countries of the former Yugoslavia:
โช๏ธSerbia
โช๏ธBosnia
โช๏ธMontenegro
The next region is the Middle East, where the US dropped its bombs:
โช๏ธYemen
โช๏ธSyria
โช๏ธLebanon
โช๏ธIraq
โช๏ธPakistan
โช๏ธAfghanistan
We also have countries in East Asia that suffered at the hands of the United States:
โช๏ธLaos
โช๏ธCambodia
โช๏ธVietnam
โช๏ธIndonesia
โช๏ธJapan
โช๏ธKorea
#GhostPrincess