Docs expose how feds target online video viewers
5 min readSince Google’s inception, it has been a go-to resource for Western law enforcement, security, and intelligence agencies, particularly when a serious crime has been committed, but authorities have no suspects.
The videos had been watched thousands of times, meaning even just a weekly snapshot of viewers could’ve resulted in the information of hundreds being unilaterally handed over to investigators. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)
Breaking News
Most Read
11:33
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu: We are going to take control of the entire Strip's territory.
16:28
CIA spokesperson says law enforcement responded to a security incident outside CIA headquarters.
17:37
Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf delivers a speech on behalf of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the Fifth Arab Development, Economic, and Social Summit in Baghdad.
20:51
Government Media Office in Gaza: The [Israeli] policy of starvation has led to more than 300 cases of miscarriage among pregnant women during the same 80-day period
12:29
The leader of the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Republic of Iran Sayyed Ali Khamenei: Trump's remarks source of shame, embarrassment for him, Americans
14:17
Lebanese Health Ministry: One martyr, one wounded in IOF strike on Yater, South Lebanon.
13:51
Baqaei to Al Mayadeen: It is clear to any observer that US lawmakers are increasingly influenced by factions opposed to diplomacy
16:57
The closing statement of the Arab Summit: The goal of the Arab Summit is to unify our efforts and achieve the interests of the peoples of our region.
18:57
Al Mayadeen correspondent: 7 martyrs and wounded after an Israeli drone bombed a group of Palestinians while they were preparing a water well at the end of Al-Jalaa Street, north of Gaza.
06:06
United States: One of the two people killed in the Washington shooting is believed to be an Israeli embassy employee.
14:00
Al-Qassam Brigades: Resistance fighters inflicted casualties on Israeli forces and closely monitored helicopter evacuation operations
15:14
Local sources: Three members of the General Security Forces were captured, and one member was killed as a result of clashes with armed groups in the al-Jazmati neighborhood in Aleppo city