The Biden administration has been trying to choke off use of hacking tools made by the Israeli firm NSO. It turns out that not every part of the government has gotten the message.
Tag: Espionage and Intelligence Services
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In Rare Call With Lavrov, Blinken Demands Release of Imprisoned American Journalist
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with his Russian counterpart after the American basketball star Brittney Griner, who was detained for almost 10 months by Russia, urged the U.S. government to use “every tool possible” to secure Evan Gershkovich’s release.
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Espionage Charge Adds Hurdle to Freeing a Reporter Detained in Russia
The Biden administration recently secured the release of two Americans convicted of criminal charges in Russia, but even fabricated charges of spying can raise the stakes.
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A.I., Brain Scans and Cameras: The Spread of Police Surveillance Tech
In the Middle East, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies have become part of everyday policing.
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Russia Detains a Wall Street Journal Reporter, Accusing Him of Espionage
The F.S.B. security service, a successor to the K.G.B., said that the American journalist Evan Gershkovich had been detained in Yekaterinburg, a city about 900 miles east of Moscow.