Vas Panagiotopoulos
@vaspanagiotopoulos.com
Journalist interested in #surveillance & #pressfreedom | Contributor: @wired.com | @ftm.eu | Covers 🇬🇷 for @rsf.org | Researcher: @deakinuniversity.bsky.social
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http://vaspanagiotopoulos.com
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http://vaspanagiotopoulos.com
In English: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Ex-Trump ambassador to Israel named NSO chairman, as spyware firm shifts to U.S. ownership
Move Comes After Months of Failed Lobbying to Lift U.S. Sanctions NSO's Founders No Longer Hold Any Stake in the Company Lawyer Linked to Israeli Minister, Shin Bet Chief Appointed Director
www.haaretz.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In English: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Full document here:
www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/2994...
www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/2994...
November 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Full document here:
www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/2994...
www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/2994...
“The Commission says it ‘follows closely’ our PEGA recommendations,” said @hneumannmep.bsky.social. “Given that little action has followed in the past two years, what does that even mean anymore?”
💡 It’s a question Brussels keeps hearing – and one it still hasn’t answered.
💡 It’s a question Brussels keeps hearing – and one it still hasn’t answered.
November 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
“The Commission says it ‘follows closely’ our PEGA recommendations,” said @hneumannmep.bsky.social. “Given that little action has followed in the past two years, what does that even mean anymore?”
💡 It’s a question Brussels keeps hearing – and one it still hasn’t answered.
💡 It’s a question Brussels keeps hearing – and one it still hasn’t answered.
The European executive “hides behind vague references to ‘EU values’, while openly admitting that European funds have financed companies whose technologies are used to spy on journalists and human rights defenders”, said EDRi's @aajanovic.bsky.social.
November 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The European executive “hides behind vague references to ‘EU values’, while openly admitting that European funds have financed companies whose technologies are used to spy on journalists and human rights defenders”, said EDRi's @aajanovic.bsky.social.
Reposted by Vas Panagiotopoulos
A very good Risky.biz podcast this week on Peter Williams, the former Trenchant employee accused of stealing trade secrets (👀). @patrick.risky.biz says Williams is ex-ASD (Australian NSA), which declined to comment to us when we reached out as it was a "matter for law enforcement."
risky.biz/RB812/
risky.biz/RB812/
Risky Business #812 -- Alleged Trenchant exploit mole is ex-ASD - Risky Business Media
In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including:* L3Harris Trenchant boss accused of se [Read More]
risky.biz
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A very good Risky.biz podcast this week on Peter Williams, the former Trenchant employee accused of stealing trade secrets (👀). @patrick.risky.biz says Williams is ex-ASD (Australian NSA), which declined to comment to us when we reached out as it was a "matter for law enforcement."
risky.biz/RB812/
risky.biz/RB812/