The report focuses on environmental activists who appear to have been targeted at the behest of ExxonMobil, one of DCI Group’s largest clients. But one of DCI Group’s other highest-paying clients is Verizon...
https://readsludge.com/2024/12/03/big-oils-cybermercenary-lobbyists-exposed/
...and the same hacker-for-hire ring implicated in the investigation was caught red-handed targeting Fight for the Future and other activists who helped win net neutrality protections in the US in 2017.
A bit 'phishy' if you ask us.
Reuters reports that the FBI has been investigating DCI Group, a DC based lobbying + PR firm, for allegedly hiring hackers to break into activists’ emails. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-lobbyist-investigated-over-hack-and-leak-environmentalist-emails-sources-2024-11-27/
The report focuses on environmental activists who appear to have been targeted at the behest of ExxonMobil, one of DCI Group’s largest clients. But one of DCI Group’s other highest-paying clients is Verizon...
https://readsludge.com/2024/12/03/big-oils-cybermercenary-lobbyists-exposed/
Reuters reports that the FBI has been investigating DCI Group, a DC based lobbying + PR firm, for allegedly hiring hackers to break into activists’ emails. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-lobbyist-investigated-over-hack-and-leak-environmentalist-emails-sources-2024-11-27/
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Evan Greer, Director at Fight for the Future, shares her take on what this could mean for Section 230 and kids online safety bills like KOSA.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/29/tech/tech-policy-trump-five-questions/index.html
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BREAKING: HR 9495 Defeated!
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The House will vote TODAY at 4 PM to determine whether the incoming Trump administration will have the power to shut down non-profit organizations with no due process.
Tell your representatives to vote NO on this dangerous bill!
Link to call in tool is in our bio- ACT NOW! https://nostrcheck.me/media/961dc4bdb7a3010056a0eb08803a49ce3ae4d229d9bc8eb7f86af99309f4a9ee/d2b31aecee4a41f83df2f8bed6f6395a66e30e7a45c4d4912177b1c2803c31e1.webp
- Amazon Ring doorbells are watching 👁️
- Meta’s tracking you across the internet like a digital poltergeist! 👻
But we can’t let Big Tech turn our data into a monster 👹
Tell the FTC to conjure up those privacy protections NOW, before the election! 🔗 in bio. https://nostrcheck.me/media/961dc4bdb7a3010056a0eb08803a49ce3ae4d229d9bc8eb7f86af99309f4a9ee/e679dde3bb9a4c9f6e6781298b901aa1ab01971f622110a4df6c7f6007b103b0.webp
⚠️Big Tech wants to charge you different prices based on your personal data ... but items on your grocery shopping list shouldn’t cost more because of who you are or where you live.
🔉Tell retailers we won’t stand for limitless surveillance + micro-targeted price gouging.
🔗 in bio!
Weekly Tech Speedrun:
1️⃣ We joined Public Knowledge , nostr:npub1m24qfk8mead3xy9d3ctx9amt6f74ukepdqca9eey4mgn2502ynfsujd9a3 + others to oppose the #nofakes Act. This and the NO #ai FRAUD Act threaten artists’ rights under the guise of protection. Take action: 🔗 in bio
2️⃣ Privacy advocates exposed a new surveillance tool for police.
3️⃣60+ tech companies push for the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI).
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Congress needs to address the risks like #deepfakes posed by new #GenAI tech, but flawed bills like the #NOFAKES Act are not the answer. Read our letter to Sen. @ChrisCoons and @SenThomTillis on why this bill has got to go :
https://publicknowledge.org/policy/public-interest-group-letter-to-congress/
The #NOFAKES Act may do more harm than good! ❌ This bill presents new concerns for censorship + makes room for corporations to exploit working artists & private citizens alike. https://nostrcheck.me/media/961dc4bdb7a3010056a0eb08803a49ce3ae4d229d9bc8eb7f86af99309f4a9ee/3a87d416b6516cbcae0e2662a5fb3b91576cc1c65dde34168d2fff76c559d647.webp
We are demanding legislation that protects everyone- not just the most powerful
The #NOFAKES Act may do more harm than good! ❌ This bill presents new concerns for censorship + makes room for corporations to exploit working artists & private citizens alike. https://nostrcheck.me/media/961dc4bdb7a3010056a0eb08803a49ce3ae4d229d9bc8eb7f86af99309f4a9ee/3a87d416b6516cbcae0e2662a5fb3b91576cc1c65dde34168d2fff76c559d647.webp
Mask bans keep spreading. This time it's a revived ordinance in #Louisville. Take action at tinyurl.com/fightloumaskban & find your local fight at StopMaskBans.com.
Our demand hasn't changed: NO mask bans, no exceptions. The health & privacy threat is untenable.