New York State Police Want to Crack Your Phone

The Israeli firm Cellebrite offers tools that unlock data, trawl search histories, and perform facial recognition. The New York State Police are in the market. TEXTS, EMAILS, PHOTOS, social media activity and messages, contact lists, phone logs, and minute-by-minute location data — the State Police want it all. The New York State Police use powerful…

UK, France, Germany condemn Iran nuclear enrichment drive

London, Paris and Berlin are condemning Iran’s expansion of its nuclear program, saying it had “no credible civilian justification” and was a “challenge to the global non-proliferation system.” By starting enriching uranium up to 60 percent at its Fordo plant, “Iran has taken further significant steps in hollowing out the JCPoA,” the so-called “E3” governments…

US moves to shield Saudi Crown Prince MBS in killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

The Biden administration declared Thursday that the high office held by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince should shield him from lawsuits for his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist, a turnaround from Joe Biden’s passionate campaign-trail denunciations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the brutal slaying. The administration said the prince’s official standing should…