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White House Warns Major Defense Contractor Against Acquiring NSO’s Infamous Spyware Firm
Photo: Amir Levy (Getty Images) On Tuesday, news broke of a potential acquisition that would upend the surveillance industry if approved: NSO Group, one of the most well-known, notorious, and troubled spyware vendors on the market, may be bought by L3Harris Technologies, a major American defense contractor that specializes in a wide assortment of surveillance […]
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Tesla Reportedly Hired a Firm to Monitor Its Employees Online During Union Push
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been trying to ward off union advocates for years.Photo: Patrick Pleul (AP) Tesla has reportedly been monitoring its employees’ social media activity, keeping tabs on discussions related to unfair labor practices and a sexual harassment lawsuit on Facebook and other platforms. Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company allegedly paid a public […]
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Meta Donated $4 Million to a Supposedly ‘Grassroots’ Lobbying Firm to Fight Antitrust Bills on Its Behalf
Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) Meta’s loosening its pocket books and digging trenches in preparation for a political war over antitrust legislation that, if lost, could rattle its struggling core business. Though Meta, and even CEO Mark Zuckerberg have begrudgingly advocated for small reforms in the past, the company is increasingly relying on a little […]