NPR: A U.S. Navy sailor was found guilty of "attempted espionage, failure to obey a lawful order and attempted violation of a lawful general order" at a general court martial. He shared "classified and national defense information" with a foreign agent between November 2022 and February 2023, including days before his arrest by Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). The sailor was assigned to Japan-based destroyer USS Higgins (DDG-76) and previously served on the USS Curtis Wilbur as a fire controlman (in charge of operation and maintenance of missile systems, gun fire control systems and computer systems). While the foreign government isn't identified, it is assumed to be China. 🔗 https://www.npr.org/2024/04/20/1246108780/navy-classified-information-sailor-convicted-espionage

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Let's use @protonprivacy and @Tutanota products.
Encryption is the single best hope against surveillance.

https://www.wired.com/story/house-section-702-vote/

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House Votes to Extend—and Expand—a Major US Spy Program

The US House of Representatives voted on Friday to extend the Section 702 spy program. It passed without an amendment that would have required the FBI to obtain a warrant to access Americans’ information.

^{Dell Cameron (WIRED)}

#Nuclear deal in tatters, #Iran edges close to weapons capability

Six years after the #Trump administration withdrew from the Iran nuclear accord, Tehran is rapidly accumulating enriched #uranium, some of it very close to weapons grade. Experts fear that a #bomb could be a short dash away.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/10/iran-nuclear-bomb-iaea-fordow/