Globalization: Dark Contract Scenario Activity (bravman)
Required Pre-Reading:
A New Ago of Warfare: How Internet Mercenaries Do Battle for Authoritarian Governments by Mark Mazzeti, et al
Three Former U.S. Intelligence Operatives Admit Hacking for the United Arab Emirates by The Associated Press
Background Information:
The Pentagon's Army of Nerds by Alec Ross
"State of Surveillance" with Edward Snowden and Shane Smith by Vice on HBO
How Russian Spies Infiltrated Hotel Wi-Fi to Hack Victims Up Close by Andy Greenburg
ToTok Part 3, Becoming A Spyware Superpower by Rani Levi, Malicious Life
"Forced Entry: How NSO Group Spies Secretly Seized Control of Apple Devices by Exploiting Flaw in Code" by Democracy Now!
Who You are:
National Security Agency Central Security Services
The Military of Defense of the Russian Federation and GRU on Wikipedia
ProQuest (password: frogs) See Ms. Kumar for search strategies
THis Industry:
ShadowDragon: Inside the Social Media Surveillance Software That Can Watch Your Every Move by Michael Kwet
The Powerful Global Spy Alliance You Never Knew Existed by Ryan Gallagher [Intercept article for 4th person]
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance by Andy Greenburg
How U.S. Tech Giants Are Helping to Build China's Surveillance State by Ryan Gallagher
The Proposal
EFF: Surveillance Technologies
EFF: Government Hacking & Subversion of Digital Technologies
"A Government That Has Killed People For Less": Pro-Saudi Social MediaLeaves Critics in Fear by Murtaza Hussain
Oracle Boasted That It's Software Was Used Against U.S. Protestors. Then It Took the Tech to China by Mara Hvistendahl