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‼️ BREAKING: Researchers have uncovered secret AI surveillance projects linked to KYC provider Persona and OpenAI, sending user data to the US government. Code references include intelligence program codenames "Project SHADOW" and "Project LEGION." Analysis of source code revealed OpenAI's user verification systems includes biometric tracking, facial scanning, political screening, and intelligence reporting. Researchers also discovered ONYX on Persona's government server — matching ICE's $4.2M AI surveillance tool — which scrapes social media and the dark web, builds digital footprints, tracks emotional sentiment, assigns risk scores across 300+ platforms and 28B+ data points, and flags individuals for "violent tendencies." None of it was hidden. It was all internet-facing.
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Here is a list of some of Persona's customers: - OpenAI (ChatGPT) - Discord - LinkedIn - DoorDash - Etsy - Brex - Coursera - Carahsoft - Swan Bitcoin - Mercury - Wealthsimple - Branch - WeTravel - Grailed - Eaze - Stifel Financial Corp - First Republic - Fire & Flower Holdings - Serviap Global
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The researchers writeup can be found here: https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona
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@ambmojo Did you read the writeup? It's worse than that. This is surveillance with AI components, checking everything about you, including your face, and trying to match it to politicians just because you want to use a chatbot.
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‼️ Unremovable Israeli Spyware Found on Samsung Devices Samsung faces backlash over AppCloud, an Israeli-developed app pre-installed on budget Galaxy A and M series devices. Investigations reveal the app is embedded in the operating system, preventing full removal. Even when disabled, AppCloud remains on the device, reappears after updates, and can covertly install additional software.
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Sources: https://smex.org/open-letter-to-samsung-end-forced-israeli-app-installations-in-the-wana-region/ https://smex.org/invasive-israeli-software-is-harvesting-data-from-samsung-users-in-wana/ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221103005106/en/ironSource-Expands-Samsung-Partnership-Launching-on-Samsung-Mobile-Devices-in-MENA
In recent months, we have received numerous reports from users across West Asia and North Africa (WANA) expressing alarm over…
smex.orgAcross West Asia and North Africa (WANA), growing concerns about digital surveillance have placed Israeli cybersecurity firms and their software…
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❗ A researcher reverse-engineered X Chat's cryptographic design and found serious flaws. Elon claimed that even with a gun to his head, he couldn’t read X Chat messages due to their “full encryption.” Turns out this is untrue. 📚 https://david.nepozitek.cz/blog/can-elon-musk-read-your-x-chat-messages#appendix-how-the-current-x-chat-protocol-works
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‼️ Proton is cancelling journalists by blocking their mail accounts. This has huge consequences for their reputation and for all the people who thought they were safe by avoiding big tech. https://t.co/wvJOCeOZvG
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Little did they know, we all read @phrack zine. @ProtonMail care to comment? https://t.co/ELGQVOwxfx
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Let's not forget when @ProtonPrivacy shared the IP address of a French activist with authorities. The company has widely claimed that it doesn't log users' IP addresses. Weird, huh? https://t.co/gWZ3gpR8Bq
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Care to comment @andyyen?