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Geriatric Gardener<p>“UK QUIETLY EXPANDS SECRET SPY BASE NEAR IRAN” [first published in 2024]</p><p>by Phil Miller in Declassified UK <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@Declassified_UK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Declassified_UK</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@UKLabour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>UKLabour</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bbc/@BBC5Live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BBC5Live</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bbc/@BBCRadio4" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BBCRadio4</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BBCNews</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@guardian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>guardian</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Independent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Independent</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@thetimes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thetimes</span></a></span></p><p>“Exclusive: Facilities at a GCHQ surveillance station in the Middle East have been upgraded ahead of a potentially devastating new war with Iran over Israel”</p><p><a href="https://www.declassifieduk.org/uk-quietly-expands-secret-gchq-spy-base-near-iran/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">declassifieduk.org/uk-quietly-</span><span class="invisible">expands-secret-gchq-spy-base-near-iran/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpyBase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpyBase</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Oman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oman</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DiegoGarcia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiegoGarcia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Upgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Upgrade</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Yemen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yemen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Houthi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houthi</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Clarinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clarinet</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“HOW UK SECURITY AGENCIES USE TELECOMS FIRMS TO SPY ON US”</p><p>by Ioannis Kouvakas in Declassified UK </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@Declassified_UK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Declassified_UK</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@UKLabour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>UKLabour</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bbc/@BBC5Live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BBC5Live</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bbc/@BBCRadio4" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BBCRadio4</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BBCNews</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@guardian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>guardian</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Independent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Independent</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@thetimes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thetimes</span></a></span> </p><p>“British spies have required BT [British Telecom] to give them access to public communications since 1985, declassified files show”</p><p><a href="https://www.declassifieduk.org/how-uk-security-agencies-use-telecoms-firms-to-spy-on-us/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">declassifieduk.org/how-uk-secu</span><span class="invisible">rity-agencies-use-telecoms-firms-to-spy-on-us/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpyAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpyAgencies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BT</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Espionage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Public</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Communications</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Secret" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Secret</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ColdWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColdWar</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnderSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnderSea</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cables</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Snowden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snowden</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSA</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> have jointly published a history of World War II <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SIGINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGINT</span></a> - <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/sigint-during-world-war-ii.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">5/08/sigint-during-world-war-ii.html</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>SIGINT During World War II – Source: www.schneier.com <a href="https://ciso2ciso.com/sigint-during-world-war-ii-source-www-schneier-com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ciso2ciso.com/sigint-during-wo</span><span class="invisible">rld-war-ii-source-www-schneier-com/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/rssfeedpostgeneratorecho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rssfeedpostgeneratorecho</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/historyofcryptography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historyofcryptography</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SchneierOnSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchneierOnSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SchneieronSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchneieronSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberSecurityNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurityNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/historyofsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historyofsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uncategorized</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Reports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reports</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/NSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a></p>
Schneier on Security RSS<p>SIGINT During World War II</p><p>The NSA and GCHQ have jointly published a history of World War II SIGINT: “Secret Messengers: Disseminating SIGINT in the Second World War.” T... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/sigint-during-world-war-ii.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">5/08/sigint-during-world-war-ii.html</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/historyofcryptography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historyofcryptography</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/historyofsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historyofsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uncategorized</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/reports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reports</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/NSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSA</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>SIGINT During World War II <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/sigint-during-world-war-ii.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">5/08/sigint-during-world-war-ii.html</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/historyofcryptography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historyofcryptography</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/historyofsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historyofsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uncategorized</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/reports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reports</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/NSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
Peter Henry<p>UK forced to back down on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/APPLE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APPLE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>encryption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Icloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Icloud</span></a> bypass - duh - a trapdoor will make us all less safe - you idiots</p><p>UK online safety legislation is in tatters because it is fundamentally flawed. </p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starmer</span></a> - please ask for something that the tech giants can provide - the ability for users to distinguish between anonymous and verified origin content. Then we can have a chance to help our children not talk to nasty strangers.</p><p>Are we really supposed to believe <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> will only read decrypted messages looking for paedophiles! </p><p>Technology exists for signatures with a trust chain and time stamping. UK government could provide these features and do us all a favour. </p><p><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/07/20/uk-may-backtrack-on-demand-for-backdoor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">macrumors.com/2025/07/20/uk-ma</span><span class="invisible">y-backtrack-on-demand-for-backdoor/</span></a></p>
Marcus Regenberg | marreg<p>Ich hatte ja einen über zwei Jahren andauernden Rechtsstreit mit dem <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/ISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISP</span></a> "Vodafake", ich habe zwar gewonnen durch die Fähigkeiten meines Topanwalts und meine lückenlosen Beweise gegen diesen mit der <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> zusammenarbeiteten Drecksladen, musste aber über die Prozessdauer vorfinanzieren und alles auf Funk umstellen, da <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Vodafone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vodafone</span></a> mir meinen eigenen Festnetzanschluss sperren durfte. </p><p>Endlich: Ich freue mich jetzt wirklich über die ersten Geldstrafen gegen Vodafone: Die <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/BfDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BfDI</span></a> hat gegen Vodafone zwei <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/DSGVO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DSGVO</span></a>-Geldbußen in Höhe von insgesamt 45 Millionen Euro verhängt. 15 Millionen entfallen auf betrügerisches Vorgehen bei der „Akquisition“ von Neuverträgen, die restlichen 30 Millionen muss Vodafone zahlen, weil die Firma sich ...</p><p>Weiterlesen via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@PC_Fluesterer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PC_Fluesterer</span></a></span> → <a href="https://www.pc-fluesterer.info/wordpress/2025/07/17/endlich-geldstrafen-gegen-vodafone/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pc-fluesterer.info/wordpress/2</span><span class="invisible">025/07/17/endlich-geldstrafen-gegen-vodafone/</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>“Intelligence operatives <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/trawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trawl</span></a> the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> looking for information that might help incriminate or neutralize potential terrorists. Intelligence operatives like to give their programs names like <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MYSTIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MYSTIC</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SQUEAKYDOLPHIN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SQUEAKYDOLPHIN</span></a>. None of that makes it any less strange when Glenn Greenwald reveals that British spy agency <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> is using programs like “<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TECHNOVIKING" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TECHNOVIKING</span></a>” to game online polls and mine <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> from <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LinkedIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinkedIn</span></a>.”</p><p>Begs the question, “What is the name of GCHQ software mining Mastodon data?”</p><p>My favourite, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/JohhnyMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohhnyMastodon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WebCrawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebCrawl</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intelligence</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/OsInt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OsInt</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2014/7/14/5898765/deploy-techno-viking-when-internet-memes-meet-british-spy-tools" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2014/7/14/5898765</span><span class="invisible">/deploy-techno-viking-when-internet-memes-meet-british-spy-tools</span></a>&gt;</p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“BRITAIN’S LONG HISTORY OF SPYING ON IRAN”</p><p>by Martin Williams in Declassified UK <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@Declassified_UK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Declassified_UK</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@UKLabour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>UKLabour</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bbc/@BBC5Live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BBC5Live</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bbc/@BBCRadio4" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BBCRadio4</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@guardian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>guardian</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@Independent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Independent</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@thetimes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thetimes</span></a></span> </p><p>“The UK has spent decades trying to subvert Iran’s government, but also secretly sold them chemical weapons and spied on opposition activists”</p><p><a href="https://www.declassifieduk.org/britains-long-history-of-spying-on-iran/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">declassifieduk.org/britains-lo</span><span class="invisible">ng-history-of-spying-on-iran/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Spying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spying</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MI6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MI6</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mosaddeq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mosaddeq</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mossad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mossad</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/STUXNET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STUXNET</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyberWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberWarfare</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JTRIG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JTRIG</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Snowden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snowden</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ISNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISNU</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GCHQOman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQOman</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Smashing Security podcast #422: The curious case of the code copier <a href="https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-422/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grahamcluley.com/smashing-secu</span><span class="invisible">rity-podcast-422/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SmashingSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmashingSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Law%E2%84%B4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lawℴ</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Dataloss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dataloss</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a></p>
Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻<p>Sorry, how could I forget the useful idiots in the UK government and security services who have so enmeshed the two countries' intelligence and surveillance apparatuses that -- as one friend who worked at <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> on secondment told me -- you can "barely tell where one ends and the other begins”.<br><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BigBrotherWatchVsUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigBrotherWatchVsUK</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>There's a scheme that Russia is backing,<br>Hacking borders, disrupt aid, attacking.<br>A cyber invasion,<br>Causing such frustration,<br>Their actions are truly quite lacking.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cyberwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberwar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hacking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Espionage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aid</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/21/russia-accused-trying-disrupt-aid-ukraine-hacking-border-crossings" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/may</span><span class="invisible">/21/russia-accused-trying-disrupt-aid-ukraine-hacking-border-crossings</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“THE EMPIRE NEVER DIED”</p><p>by Mark Curtis in Declassified UK <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@Declassified_UK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Declassified_UK</span></a></span> </p><p>“The British Empire is still with us, in the UK’s island outposts and military bases, in the plunder of other countries’ resources, and in UK officials’ imperial mindset”</p><p><a href="https://www.declassifieduk.org/the-empire-never-died/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">declassifieduk.org/the-empire-</span><span class="invisible">never-died/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Empire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Empire</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Colonisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colonisation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mindset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mindset</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bases</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kenya</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Belize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belize</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DiegoGarcia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiegoGarcia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cyprus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyprus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Chagos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chagos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plunder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plunder</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TaxHaven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxHaven</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Brutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brutality</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Torture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TaxAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxAbuse</span></a></p>
qbi<p>TIL: Es gibt zwei britische Journalisten, die Duncan Campbell heißen. </p><p>Einer war Kriminalreporter für den Guardian und starb kürzlich.<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/may/16/duncan-campbell-celebrated-guardian-reporter-dies-aged-80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/media/2025/may</span><span class="invisible">/16/duncan-campbell-celebrated-guardian-reporter-dies-aged-80</span></a></p><p>Der andere enthüllte die Existenz des <a href="https://freie-re.de/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> und von <a href="https://freie-re.de/tags/Echelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Echelon</span></a>. Er lebt in Glasgow.<br><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Campbell_(Journalist,_1952)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_C</span><span class="invisible">ampbell_(Journalist,_1952)</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“British intelligence: A law unto themselves”</p><p>by Kit Klarenberg in Al Mayadeen English</p><p>“Klarenberg exposes a crisis within the UK's spy oversight committee, revealing systemic Cabinet interference, chronic underfunding, and decades of concealed complicity in torture and rendition operations”</p><p><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/british-intelligence--a-law-unto-themselves" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">english.almayadeen.net/article</span><span class="invisible">s/opinion/british-intelligence--a-law-unto-themselves</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Spy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Services</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Complicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Complicity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Torture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Rendition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rendition</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cabinet</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Office" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Office</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ISC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MI5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MI5</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MI6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MI6</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCHQ</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Repression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Repression</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ECHR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ECHR</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/5923/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/5923/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/gchq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gchq</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobile</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NCSC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NCSC</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spyware</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tibet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tibet</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Uyghurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uyghurs</span></a></p>
Walker<p>British intel intern pleads guilty to smuggling top secret data out of protected facility. </p><p>Nothing about this makes sense.</p><p>1. A 25 year old intern. </p><p>No shade to interns but seems a bit old.</p><p>2. Intern had access to top secret intel.</p><p>Again nothing against interns, but give them access to top secret intel?</p><p>3. Intern uploaded top secret intel to a hard drive connected to his personal computer? </p><p>Why is anyone allowed to bring a personal phone int a facility that accesses top secret intel? Ever hear about a SCIF? </p><p>Either the story is missing a ton of facts or the British GCHQ had terrible operational security. </p><p><a href="https://therecord.media/british-intern-gchq-charged-smuggling" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">therecord.media/british-intern</span><span class="invisible">-gchq-charged-smuggling</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/recordedfuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recordedfuture</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scif</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/topsecret" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>topsecret</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/gchq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gchq</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/opsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opsec</span></a></p>
Mediathekperlen<p><strong><a href="https://nexxtpress.de/b/N2j" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keira Knightley – „Official Secrets“ (2019)</a></strong></p><p></p><p>Ein wichtiger Film, denn: „Das erste Opfer des Krieges ist immer die Wahrheit.“ – Und wer, sich traut sie auszusprechen, wird bekämpft. Mit Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes und Rhys Ifans. (ZDF, WH)</p><p></p>
Alec Muffett<p>The Dangers Lurking in the U.K.’s Plan for Electronic Eavesdropping | Lawfare | Susan Landau | …HMG zealotry against encryption leads to strategic risk<br><a href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/112672" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alecmuffett.com/article/112672</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndToEndEncryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndToEndEncryption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HomeOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeOffice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SusanLandau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SusanLandau</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gchq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gchq</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p>