Adam Neumann once thought he was King of the World. He rose from modest means as a child of a kibbutz on the southern border with Gaza. He later served in the Israeli navy. But he dropped out of college and then founded two startup ventures which both went belly-up. But then he conjured the idea that he believed would change the world--he founded a … [Read more...]
WhatsApp Sues NSO Group Over Exploit Which Attacked Political, Military Leaders in 20 Nations
DONATE: As many of you know, I support my blogging as a freelance journalist writing for publications like Middle East Eye, The Nation, Al Jazeera and Jacobin Magazine. It's a precarious business since you are at the mercy of editors who you hope understand the importance of your work, but who sometimes don't. You may pitch a story you believe is … [Read more...]
Dark Matter, Leading UAE Hacking Firm, Entices IDF Cyberwar Veterans at $1-Million a Pop, Israeli Media Report Censored
Haaretz reported recently week that the UAE spyware company, Dark Matter, the commercial subsidiary of UAE intelligence, has hired Israeli veterans of Unit 8200, the IDF SIGINT intelligence branch. The Israelis are enticed with astronomical salaries and perks, some as high as $1-million yearly excluding bonuses; along with villas on the seashore. In fact, an … [Read more...]
Netanyahu’s Weaponization of Facebook in Israeli Election Offers Roadmap for Trump 2020
Marc Zuckerberg delivered a shockingly tone-deaf Georgetown speech in which he doubled down on Facebooks's refusal to police false political ad content. He argued that political advertising should be an absolute free speech zone on his platform. His users would, he maintained, be able to judge themselves on the veracity of such ads. He refused to place … [Read more...]
