Medieoppsummering veke 4 2020

“Sadly, assailing a free and critical press has become a cornerstone of the new breed of illiberal leaders in Brazil, as in the United States and elsewhere around the world. Accusations of wrongdoing are dismissed as “fake news” or politically motivated slander, and the power of the state is harnessed not against the accused officials but against the reporter.”

(New York Times) The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It

(Information) Kinesisk overvågning bliver i stigende grad en eksportvare, der bruges til at undertrykke befolkningsgrupper

(Daily Beast) Regime Critic Says Saudis Tried to Kidnap Him on U.S. Soil

(BBC) Swiss police ‘exposed Russian spies in Davos’

(NTB) Ansatte med ekstreme holdninger fjernet fra fransk e-tjeneste

(Intelnews) French counterterrorism officer charged with selling forged documents online

(BBC) Germany has banned the neo-Nazi group Combat 18 and launched raids across the country in an attempt to crack down on the organisation, officials say.

(ZD Net) Researchers set up a honeypot to monitor what cyber criminals are doing when they target industrial environments – and found that hackers are going after factories in large numbers.

(New York Times) A small team of agents spent years investigating whether one of Washington’s closest allies was involved in the worst terror attack in U.S. history. This is their story.

(Spiegel) Nordkorea nimmt erstmals an Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz teil

(CNBC) Palantir CEO Alex Karp defends his company’s relationship with government agencies

(AFP) Venezuelan intelligence raids opposition leader Guaido’s offices, says lawmaker

(CBC – Canada) A ‘second class’ spy: Muslim CSIS agent alleges discrimination, abuse

(Guardian) Jailed British-Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert rejected Iran’s offer to work as a spy

(New York Times) As Protests in South America Surged, So Did Russian Trolls on Twitter, U.S. Finds

(Associated Press) Former German Military Translator on Trial as Iran Spy

(Nextgov) Weakening Encryption Could Impact Election Security, Coalition Says

(VG/Aftonbladet) Syv eksperter svarer: Kan vi stå overfor tredje verdenskrig? (Svaret er nei frå alle saman…)

(Reuters) Bulgaria charges three Russians over poisoning possibly linked to Skripal case

(NTB) Libya-konflikten førte til tyrkisk hacking av greske nettsider

(BBC) Yemen war: Death toll in attack on military base rises to 111

(Expressen) Kinas ambassadör till angrepp mot Expressen

(SVT) Tre av riksdagens åtta partier (V, KD och SD) vill att den kinesiska ambassadören Gui Congyou ska förklaras persona non grata och utvisas från Sverige.

(Riksadvokaten) Riksadvokaten har i brev av 15. januar 2020 gitt enkelte nye føringer for hvordan påtalemyndigheten skal forholde seg til mulig feilinformasjon i trafikkdata innhentet fra Danmark. Les brevet nedenfor.

(NSM podkast) I denne episoden diskuterer Roar og Jørgen forslaget om at det burde være forbudt å betale løsepenger når man er rammet av løsepengevirus. Er det smart? Hva slags effekt kan et slikt forbud ha?

Vekas tunge/kuriøse

(TV2) Kalles «Jabba the Jihadi»: Fant 250 kilo tung IS-sjef i en hule

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