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SBU detains Ukrainian soldier accused of spying for Russia's FSB, helping coordinate strikes: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/17/sbu-detains-ukrainian-soldier-accused.html

Court orders Samsung to stop "spying" on Texans through its TVs
https://www.sammobile.com/2026/01/07/court-orders-samsung-to-stop-spying-on-texans-through-its-tvs/

Court orders Samsung to stop “spying” on Texans through its TVs
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had filed lawsuits against Samsung and other TV manufacturers last month, alleging that they're spying on Texas residents through their TVs. A preliminary relief has been granted, as a Temporary Restraining Order has been granted by the District Court, which stops Samsung from doing what it was doing. Similar lawsuits

Split view in #chromium 144 is a very nice feature.

I heard if you install Linux, Microsoft stops spying on you. Sounds wild. Apparently, it even comes with this experimental feature called “a Start menu without ads.”
#Linux #Microsoft #Windows

Sweden detains ex-military IT consultant suspected of spying for Russia https://therecord.media/sweden-detains-it-consultant-russia

NATO and the drones. This weekend, drones were flying spy missions over a Belgian Air Force base. Said the country's Defense Minister: "A helicopter and police vehicles chased the drone, but lost it after several kilometers.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/02/…

Drones spotted above Belgian airbase were ‘spying’ on military planes, defense minister says
Several drones spotted above a Belgian airbase over the weekend were there “to spy” on military fighter jets, the country’s defense minister said Sunday, at a time when European nations are on high alert for airspace intrusions.

China is upset that Australia accused it of spying.
Beijing launches unusually personal attacks at ‘irresponsible’ ASIO boss Mike Burgess over new China speech

Beijing launches unusually personal attacks at ‘irresponsible’ ASIO boss Mike Burgess over new China speech
Beijing has accused Australia’s domestic spy boss of ‘spreading disinformation’ and ‘sowing division and confrontation’ after he again warned against Chinese hackers.

Ukrainian man spying for Belarus sentenced to 15 years in prison: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/23/ukrainian-man-spying-for-belarus.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-south-korea-spying.html
“You can check if there’s a backdoor.” What a knee slapper.
That Time When China’s Leader Joked About Espionage

That Time Xi Jinping Joked About Espionage
Xi Jinping gave two cellphones to South Korea’s president, who asked how secure they were. “You can check if there’s a backdoor,” he said with a laugh.

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-11-20/former-google-chief-accused-of-spying-on-employees-through-account-backdoor
Holy sh*t
Ritter is accusing Schmidt of stealing business out from unde…

Former Google chief accused of spying on employees through account 'backdoor'
Former Google CEO and chairman Eric Schmidt was accused in a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a former girlfriend and business partner of using a Gmail "backdoor" to spy on her and company employees.