Jurre van Bergen

Nov 29, 2024 | thenews.com.pk | Jurre van Bergen |Hajira Maryam

Over the past year, Pakistan has teetered on the edge of digital oppression, and the proposed ban on ‘unregistered’ VPNs could be the tipping point toward becoming a fully mass-surveilled state. The ban will not only hinder access to information within the country and restrict the rights to privacy and freedom of expression in digital spaces, but it will also have grave implications for socio-economic rights and create an internet isolated from the rest of the world.

May 22, 2023 | zeroclicks.substack.com | Jurre van Bergen

(Please also read the story on Haaretz)Little is known about Quadream, an Israeli spyware manufacturer. Reuters wrote that they possess a zero-click mechanism to infect iPhones through iMessage. Customers are allegedly Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Singapore and Indonesia. Quadream had an office in Ramat-Gan, Israel as well as a subsidiary, ‘InReach Technologies’ in Cyprus. The two entities had a falling out and a settlement was announced by their barrister acting in the case worth $6 million.