#Former US ambassador charged with spying for Cuba

#Former US ambassador charged with spying for Cuba

A former U.S. diplomat is accused of conducting a more than 40-year secretive campaign to spy on behalf of the Cuban government. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday it was charging Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, of working as a covert agent with Cuba’s General Directorate of Intelligence since at least 1981 — the year he…

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#Ex-Twitter worker Ahmad Abouammo gets 3½ years for spying

#Ex-Twitter worker Ahmad Abouammo gets 3½ years for spying

“Ex-Twitter worker Ahmad Abouammo gets 3½ years for spying” A former Twitter manager convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia by sharing user data several years ago and potentially exposing users to persecution was sentenced to 3½ years in prison on Wednesday, US prosecutors said. Ahmad Abouammo had been found guilty by a jury in August following a trial in federal court in…

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#South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem bans TikTok for state employees

#South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem bans TikTok for state employees

“South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem bans TikTok for state employees” South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has ordered all state employees and contractors to cease using TikTok on their government-issued devices due to fears the wildly popular short-video app is used by the Chinese government to gather Americans’ personal data. “This order is in response to…

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#Congress needs to do more to stop China’s spying on US campuses

#Congress needs to do more to stop China’s spying on US campuses

“#Congress needs to do more to stop China’s spying on US campuses” Beijing exploits America’s top research universities to boost the Chinese military-industrial complex, and it needs to stop. A new report from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies details how China-sponsored Confucius Institutes at campuses across America facilitate Beijing’s espionage. In particular, research partnerships…

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#All the ways you’re being surveilled due to COVID-19

#All the ways you’re being surveilled due to COVID-19

“#All the ways you’re being surveilled due to COVID-19” The days of working from home while lounging in your sweats and cuddling with your pandemic pet may be over. Now, employers want to ensure you’re as productive as possible — by using surveillance technology. Since the start of the pandemic, demand for employee surveillance measures…

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