Women and LGBTI activists in Thailand are being subjected to an online onslaught of abusive speech laced with misogynistic, homophobic and transphobic language, sexualized content and other forms of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TfGBV), Amnesty International said in a new report...

Detecting spyware threats If you believe you have been targeted by spyware, it is important to get a forensic check on your device. This can help confirm an attack took place and collect forensic evidence to protect other at-risk individuals. A number of organisations, including Amnesty...

The CBP One mobile application is the sole means of seeking asylum in the United States since the Asylum Ban (Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Final Rule) introduced by the Biden Administration on 11 May 2023. Under the Asylum Ban, individuals are required to use the CBP One application to schedule...

Nikole Yanez is a computer scientist by training, and a human rights defender from Honduras. She is passionate about feminism, the impact of the internet and protecting activists. She was first drawn to human rights through her work as a reporter with a local community radio station. After...

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An expansive range of highly invasive spyware and surveillance products are being imported and deployed in Indonesia, Amnesty International’s Security Lab said today as it released a new briefing in collaboration with media partners – Haaretz, Inside Story, Tempo, WAV research collective and...

What are the Apple threat notifications and how you can protect myself

Recent research by Security Lab partner organisations, Access Now, Citizen Lab and Reporters Without Borders has demonstrated the continued use of the highly invasive spyware Pegasus.  Between a hack and a hard place: how Pegasus spyware crushes civic space in Jordan  A new investigation by...

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What did we find? Our research shed light on the Intellexa alliance, an evolving group of companies and brands that have developed and marketed a wide range of surveillance products including highly invasive spyware like Predator, mass surveillance platforms, and “tactical” surveillance...