Memorandum of Shin Bet Law Will Enable Israel's Security Agency to Spy on Journalists

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The law grants the intelligence agency authority to conduct covert searches of computers, mobile phones without their owners' knowledge. While some professions are protected in the memorandum, journalists are not. Civil rights groups say memorandum 'ignores dangers of political influence'

The memorandum of the Shin Bet law, which aims to grant the domestic intelligence agency the authority to conduct covert searches of computers and mobile phones without the knowledge of their owners, does not exclude journalists from surveillance.

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The comprehensive memorandum concerning amendment of the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) Law, which is being updated for the first time since 2002, is intended to grant the organization additional powers, including sweeping access to databases of state authorities such as the Israel Police, the National Insurance Institute, and government ministries.

Among other things, the amendment proposes allowing the Shin Bet to search computers and phones using spyware – as was the case in the Pegasus affair – subject to the approval of the prime minister's approval, but with minimal Knesset supervision and without any supervision by the courts.
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Democracy at work!

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[Lonestarblue]

1. In their words, anyone criticizing Bibi will be arrested and probably charged with some fake crime.

Just as Trump plans to do to anyone who criticizes him if he is elected. Bibi is. Smarter Trump but just as evil and corrupt.

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2. WTF?

So democratic!