As they bomb Iran, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are calling on its people to rise up against the dictatorial regime, which is shaken but still standing.
Key Findings
  • In complete secrecy, Iranian authorities bought FindFace, a Russian facial recognition software, in 2019, as confirmed by contracts obtained by Forbidden Stories and its partners.
  • FindFace can identify faces in public spaces in a matter of seconds and run them through databases maintained by the regime’s security services.
  • The Iranian security apparatus is attempting to conceal this acquisition with shell companies.
  • Several security agencies are involved, including the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps and the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence.

As they bomb Iran, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are calling on its people to rise up against the dictatorial regime, which is shaken but still standing. Iranian authorities have a sophisticated weapon for monitoring the population: a powerful Russian facial recognition software — acquired in complete secrecy. Thanks to a data leak from Russian and Iranian companies, Forbidden Stories and its partners reveal the workings of this mass surveillance system.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      19 hours ago

      I think journalistic integrity would have the author at least mention that this isn’t unique to Iran, and that both the US and Israel are doing essentially the same thing.

      “Israel and the United States are performing similar surveillance, but in this investigation, we focus specifically on how Iran does it.”

      Look, that simple.

          • Beep@lemmus.orgOPEnglish
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            19 hours ago

            “journalistic integrity” means they have to mention Israel and USA in all their articles regardless of the topic?

            • pastermil@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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              17 hours ago

              Yes. Without it, this thing would simply be manipulation.

              Basically like how some media report Russia being bombed by Ukraine.