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IREX staffer Haratounian wrongly imprisoned for spying in Iran

Forum One

While much of the US media has focused on the recent release of Roxana Saberi after being falsely accused of spying in Iran, other cases similar remain unresolved. Haratounian's family has set up a web site and invited the public to sign an appeal to Iran?s 19, 2009, she was sentenced to three years in jail.

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Go read this story about how Telegram evaded its Russian ban

The Verge

Earlier this month, the Russian authorities lifted their ban on the Telegram messaging app , citing the company’s willingness to help with its counterterrorism efforts. Telegram initially gained the attention of the Russian authorities because it had reportedly become one of the apps of choice for the country’s opposition groups.

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US and Europe will block some Russian banks from SWIFT

The Verge

In a dramatic escalation, the order also blocks select Russian banks from using SWIFT — the international payment system employed by banks to send money around the world. The cutoff would terminate all international transactions, trigger currency volatility, and cause massive capital outflows,” wrote the author, Maria Shagina.

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US sanctions a Chinese facial recognition company with Silicon Valley funding

The Verge

DeepGlint co-founded a facial recognition lab in 2018 with Chinese authorities in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, according to the South China Morning Post. It has also gained international bragging rights through the US National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Face Recognition Vendor Test.

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Russian hackers are targeting vaccine development, officials say

The Verge

Hackers from Russian intelligence services are targeting organizations that are involved in COVID-19 vaccine development, according to US, UK, and Canadian authorities. As COVID-19 cases grow around the world, multiple countries have warned of international cyberattacks directed at medical research.

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Internet shutdowns by governments have ‘proliferated at a truly alarming pace’

The Verge

As governments across the globe learn this authoritarian tactic from each other, it has moved from the fringes to become a common method many authorities use to stifle opposition, quash free speech and muzzle expression.”. As a result, an estimated 93 percent of Egyptian networks were blocked for five days.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

But even the WFH crew can get some good use out of a VPN: Aside from the obvious privacy factor when it comes to confidential company information, a VPN can establish a remote connection with your office's server so you've got access to internal networks and resources from home. Hold up — are VPNs legal? Network size and diversity.

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