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Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This morning we saw live video of democracy protesters in Yemen who have been following the discussions via streaming video. Maria Al-Masani, founder of the Yemen Rights Monitor human rights group, told conference participants how her fellow activists have effectively used common applications to circumvent censorship.

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E-Mediat: Networked Capacity Building in the Middle East

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The goal is to train over 150-250 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, Morocco, and other countries and help them put social media skills into practice. The implementation team was in the conference room in San Francisco for the first time, plus we had in-country leaders on Skype and phone.

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How to Convert Your Nonprofit Website Visitor into a Donor

Get Fully Funded

The newer the cell phone, the better the photo. Among the people she has supported in improving their reading skills: a veteran, a grandmother, a bus driver, and a mother who recently emigrated from Yemen. . Many of your visitors will find you on their mobile phone, not their laptop. Get the best quality photo you can.

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As Top Officials Were Messaging a Group Text About Bomb Plans, Their Passwords Were Leaked Online

Futurism

Though Spiegel newspaper didn't publish any of the information, its reporting indicates that their phone numbers, emails, and even some of their passwords were pretty easy to find. The reporters were also able to connect the phone number provided for Hegseth they were provided to a WhatsApp account.

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Trump National Security Adviser Accidentally Sent Plans for a Bombing Campaign to a Random Journalist

Futurism

The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic was accidentally added to a group text message between key national security advisers as they discussed an upcoming offensive strike in Yemen and nobody seemed to know he was there until after the bombs went off.

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Pentagon Issued Warning About Signal Messaging One Week Before Its Head Was Caught Using It

Futurism

Chat N'War Earlier this week, The Atlantic 's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg revealed in a startling piece that he'd accidentally been added to a group chat on Signal between key national leadership including defense secretary Pete Hegseth and national security advisor Mark Waltz as they discussed an upcoming offensive in Yemen.

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U.S. security officials passwords found online, including people in Signal chat

Mashable Tech

All three officials were also reportedly part of the now infamous Yemen bombing Signal group chat revealed earlier this week, the latter two being central figures in the security incident. officials planned to bomb Yemen, becoming convinced of its authenticity when the described attack actually transpired.

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