Reposted by David AragortJohn Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 06/05/2025BREAKING: jury awards massive $167 million in punitive damages against spyware company NSO Group. Precedent-setting win against notorious #Pegasus spyware maker. Very consequential for victims to see this. Congratulations to #WhatsApp on sticking this case through since 2019. Some thoughts 1/ 19761284
Reposted by David AragortMicah Lee @micahflee.com · 02/05/2025I wrote up a detailed analysis of TM SGNL, the unofficial Signal app that senior Trump fascists use to organize their war crimes micahflee.com/tm-sgnl-the-...micahflee.comTM SGNL, the obscure unofficial Signal app Mike Waltz uses to text with Trump officialsYesterday, a Reuters photographer captured a photo of the freshly-ousted former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz checking his Signal messages during a Trump cabinet meeting. If you're not familiar... 301259447
Reposted by David AragortVE sin Filtro @vesinfiltro.bsky.social · 12/03/2025#ContraLaCensura | Este #12Mar, en el Día Mundial contra la Censura en Internet, denunciamos que las condiciones en Venezuela atentan contra el derecho de acceso pleno y libre a la red. Te contamos por qué: vesinfiltro.org/noticias/202...vesinfiltro.orgDía internacional contra la censura en internet: 949 eventos de bloqueos tejen la red de censura en VenezuelaEntre enero de 2016 y enero de 2025, Ve sin Filtro ha registrado 1.335 eventos de bloqueos ejecutados por los principales prestadores del servicio de internet en el país. Siguen activos 949 de estos e... 134
Reposted by David AragortAccess Now @accessnow.org · 24/02/2025The wait is over — join us live for the @rightscon.org opening ceremony! We’re thrilled to spend the next four days with you in Taipei + online to strengthen collaborative efforts, your voices, and our digital rights advocacy. Keep up with #RightsCon2025!rightscon.summit.tc 093
Reposted by David AragortMartin Shelton @mshelton.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Reminder: It's always a good time to download updates. cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...cloud.google.comSignals of Trouble: Multiple Russia-Aligned Threat Actors Actively Targeting Signal Messenger | Google Cloud BlogRussia state-aligned threat actors target Signal Messenger accounts used by individuals of interest to Russia's intelligence services. 043
David Aragort @aragort.com · 19/02/2025Despite the challenging times faced by our community, I'm thrilled to attend #RightsCon2025 with OpenArchive. I'm eager to meet with old and new friends, explore collaborative opportunities, and support one another in these difficult moments Join us to learn about our work and say hi if you see us! 0112
Reposted by David AragortCIMA @cima-media.bsky.social · 04/02/2025✏“Cross-border advocacy will be critical in pushing for more transparency around state surveillance in Venezuela and other countries that employ these tactics against their citizens.” More from @aragort.com:buff.lyThe Reality of Digital Authoritarianism in VenezuelaA recent transparency report by one of the top telecom companies in Venezuela confirmed what many had long feared: state surveillance has reached a massive scale. The Telefónica (Movistar Venezuela’s… 011
Reposted by David AragortAlex K. @kafsofit.bsky.social · 08/01/2025🇻🇪 Carlos Correa, Executive Director of NGO Espacio Público, has been missing since hooded (presumed) public officers intercepted him in Caracas on Jan 7. As Nicolás Maduro takes over a new term, Venezuelan activists warn about increased retaliation. #LiberenACarlosCorrea #DóndeEstáCarlosCorrea 0512
Reposted by David AragortNo Suma Cero @nosumacero.bsky.social · 06/08/2024The Venezuelan digital rights and Internet policy community urges the international community to condemn the abuse of technological tools to increase political control and persecute dissent by the ruling party in Venezuela. 131
Reposted by David AragortHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 21/11/2024The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, and Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri. These warrants should push the international community to address atrocities and secure justice for all victims in Palestine and Israel. 15509172
David Aragort @aragort.com · 15/11/2024ECH encrypts the Server Name Indication (SNI) field in HTTPS requests, making it harder for internet service providers to see which sites users are visiting and enforce censorship. blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-e...blog.cloudflare.comEncrypted Client Hello - the last puzzle piece to privacyWe're excited to announce a contribution to improving privacy for everyone on the Internet. Encrypted Client Hello, a new standard that prevents networks from snooping on which websites a user is visi... 000
David Aragort @aragort.com · 15/11/2024🇷🇺 Russia's internet watchdog has blocked thousands of websites using Cloudflare's Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) feature. This move aims to prevent users from bypassing government-imposed domain-based blockings. therecord.media/russia-block...therecord.media 100
David Aragort @aragort.com · 03/06/2023Looking for sessions in Spanish at RightsCon? Join us to talk about the internet in Cuba and how people are using it to fight for democracy. 🇨🇺 020
Reposted by David AragortAdrián González @adriancfn.bsky.social · 20/05/2023⚠️ I was featured in the latest BBC Trending podcast "Trolled", which discussed the case of AI-generated disinformative content on YouTube which was deceptively disseminated by VTV state TV channel as "real news", and about 🇻🇪 digital troops on Twitter: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5d92 041
David Aragort @aragort.com · 07/05/2023Last night, while protests were taking place in #Cuba 🇨🇺 there was an Internet shutdown in the country. The Cuban regime does this to stop the dissemination of photos and videos of the demonstrations and repression. 🔗 You can learn more about it here: www.giswatch.org/en/country-report/… 010
