From Pegasus to Predator and Beyond
- December 31, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Spyware traffickers insist their surveillance tools are only sold to customers for the investigation of serious crimes and acts of terrorism. But developments over the past year put the lie to the claim. The diverse and expanding list of victims…
Sanctioning Spyware Mercenaries
- December 15, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
For over two years the stories have persisted. A nagging suspicion led to dogged investigation and then a revelatory expose hit the internet. The name of an infamous spyware trafficker and the tech savvy sleuths on its trail will be…
Apple Sues Spyware Hawker NSO Group
- November 30, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The technology company NSO Group has been called everything from a cybersurveillance weapons dealer to an amoral 21st century mercenary. And the labels are sticking. Human rights experts at the United Nations have called for a global moratorium on the…
Journalism Is Not a Crime
- November 15, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
An extrajudicial execution is the killing of a person by a government authority without due process of law. Extrajudicial killings often target journalists, dissidents and political figures. Journalists today are frequently the object of assassination, mass arrests and personal harassment….
Hunters on the Dark Net
- October 31, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The United States Department of Justice has announced the results of Operation Dark HunTor described as a coordinated investigation on three continents to disrupt opioid trafficking on the dark net. The operation, conducted across the United States, Europe and Australia…