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Today’s sanctions also zero in on eight cyber military intelligence officers for working for the GRU for cyber operations targeting Yulia Skripal with X-agent malware and, five years later, the attempted murder of Yulia and her father on UK soil
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UK cracks down on Russian intelligence agency authorised by Putin to target Skripals
UK announces sanctions against the GRU as Dawn Sturgess Inquiry report finds Putin personally ordered their activity in Salisbury in 2018.

Flock Surveillance
refers to the camera and data systems developed by Flock Safety,
-- a private technology company that provides automated license plate recognition  and
vehicle-tracking networks to
police departments, homeowners’ associations, and private businesses across the U.S.
🔥This system enables mass tracking of drivers and data sharing across police and private networks
without sufficient oversight,
raising serious concerns about privacy, …

What is FLOCK surveillance w/ EFF's Sarah Hamid; Oakland Police Commission w/ Ricardo Garcia Acosta and Omar Farmer | KPFA
Flock Surveillance refers to the camera and data systems developed by Flock Safety, a private technology company that provides automated license plate recognition  and vehicle-tracking networks to police departments, homeowners’ associations, and private businesses across the U.S. This system enables mass tracking of drivers and data sharing across police and private networks without sufficient oversight, … Continued

In the spirit of #FOSDEM2026 being sponsored by Google, I hope HackerTrain is brought to you by Ryanair.
#google #surveillanceCapitalism

The State of Anti-Surveillance Design https://www.404media.co/the-state-of-anti-surveillance-design/

More coverage via @…:
https://newsie.social/@servelan/115843895183202775

#Blakes7 Series A, Episode 13 - Orac
TRAVIS: Keep watch, I'm going through.
SERVALAN: Right. [Travis moves off - Servalan looks uneasy as she hears various 'roars' from the tunnels.] Travis! Travis!! [Suddenly a clawed hand is placed on her leg.] Agh!! Travis! Travis, help me! [Travis shoots the creature. Servalan is shaking]

ICE Is Watching You -- In the latest stop in Donald Trump's war on liberal democracy ... (Tressie McMillan Cottom/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/opinion/ice-surveillance-protesters.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JVA.dhXI.BfXFYsw1chhr
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p90#a260203p90

Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order.
Now he wants to sell you phone service
—without knowing almost anything about you.
https://www.wired.com/story/new-anonymous-phone-carrier-sign-up-wit…

A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.

Every day is a big cyber news day, so don't miss today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Twin brother hackers arrested for US government hacking, data destruction spree,
--GRU cyber ops sanctioned into Skripal poisoning inquiry,
--Defenders scramble to patch React Server Components' critical flaws,
--AI agents match human attackers in smart contract exploits,
--AZ Atty. General sues Temu for customer …

Twin brother hackers arrested for US government hacking, data destruction spree
GRU cyber ops sanctioned into Skripal poisoning inquiry, Defenders scramble to patch React Server Components' critical flaws, AI agents match human attackers in smart contract exploits, AZ Atty. General sues Temu for customer data theft, Threat intel experts recorded DPRK IT recruiters, much more

Democratic support for surveillance powers will be 'heavier lift' next time, House lawmaker says https://therecord.media/section-702-surveillance-powers-renewal-jim-himes-house-democrats