Surveillance

Online ads helped deliver Israeli spyware to devices visiting Al Jazeera, 120,000 websites

Its services gave Candiru, a spyware company blacklisted by the US government, and other surveillance firms access to advertising platforms run by Google, Comcast, Russia's Yandex, and others.

VISUAL DEPICTION OF A HACKER
A Kraken K3 Scout high-performance USV, Autonomous Surface Vehicle is displayed during the Security Equipment International (DSEI) at London Excel on September 09, 2025 in London, England.

UK naval drones sent data to China, raising US, European fears over Chinese components -report

 Cyberattack on a smartphone. Beware of downloading spyware (Illustrative).

UK Supreme Court rejects Bahrain immunity claim in dissidents’ spyware lawsuit

Elbit Systems.

Elbit Systems secures $370 million in US Customs and Border Protection deals


Citizens' movements stored in off-the-books police database - report

"Either way, once finalized, the procedure will not be disclosed to the public," police said.

Israeli police officers seen during a raid on the ultra orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Meah Shearim, as they close shops and disperse public gatherings following the government decisions in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. March 24, 2020

Shin Bet cyber founder: Coronavirus surveillance needed to save lives

Maybe empower new body to replace agency in future, protect privacy

A man wears a face mask for fear of the coronavirus as he takes the train to Haifa, on March 17, 2020

Knesset committee extends Shin Bet surveillance to May 26 in split vote

You want to change from a democracy to a Shin Bet state’

SECURITY SURVEILLANCE monitors. Privacy advocates argue that even if the official transfer of data does not identify individuals, anyone who wants to abuse the information to invade an individual’s privacy can do so with ease

Gov't extends Shin Bet coronavirus surveillance, advances Knesset bill

The current plan is to ask the Knesset Intelligence Subcommittee to extend the program until June 16 or until a new Knesset law is passed to regulate it.

SECURITY SURVEILLANCE monitors. Privacy advocates argue that even if the official transfer of data does not identify individuals, anyone who wants to abuse the information to invade an individual’s privacy can do so with ease

Coronavirus cannot be used as excuse to curb human rights, nations told

"We are ... concerned by the growing practice of monitoring and closely controlling people’s movements, even at the cost of their privacy."

National struggle to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Israel

Knesset blocks police from getting addresses without court order

“The goal now is to free up the stranglehold on the market… we need to adapt into a corona routine and to return to regular life.”

An empty Knesset Plenum

Muslim politician tweets Jewish yellow star to protest surveillance

“Remove that star, Arnoud. You have no right to reference it,” wrote de Nooijer, who represents the pro-Israel Christian SGP party.

A municipal police officer in Nice watches screens in the video surveillance control room on February 9.

Israelis underestimating gravity of gov't surveillance, expert warns

“The Israeli public is not aware of its right to privacy as citizens in other countries are. Maybe it is not in our culture, and we consider ourselves very open,” she added.

A man wears a face mask for fear of the coronavirus as he takes the train to Haifa, on March 17, 2020