David Benfell, Ph.D. (he/him/his)
https://www.dw.com/en/is-irans-regime-at-a-breaking-point/a-76400122
Is Iran's regime at a breaking point?

Eighteen days into the conflict, Iran's Revolutionary Guards remain active despite major setbacks. Their flexible command structure sustains operations, yet analysts see signs of pressure within the power system.

Deutsche Welle
Mar 17 at 10:36pmWeb
Show threadGhostOnTheHalfShellMar 18

@benfell

Anyone remember what the reaction of the British to being bombed relentlessly?

Today surveillance technology available to the US and Israel allows them to kill leadership, but these people think that the population or sheep, that is their mental model of the human race. They are the ones who think they drive sheep.

People aren’t sheep.

Let’s not forget the same surveillance technology is widely available in the United States and is being consolidated

Show threadDavid Benfell, Ph.D. (he/him/his)2d ago

@GhostOnTheHalfShell

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3347633/iran-built-camera-network-control-dissent-israel-made-it-targeting-tool

Explainer | With hacking of street cameras before and during war – who’s watching who?

For years, cybersecurity experts have warned that street cameras could be hacked. Now, AI advances help governments sift through footage.

South China Morning Post
Show threadGhostOnTheHalfShell2d ago

@benfell

People suffering paranoia these days are the rational ones.

There’s enough reporting on ring and flock cameras being hacked or misused by members of law-enforcement, that I hate every one of them and I walk up to them give them a finger and say fuck you, I hope you like your picture of me.

It’s completely out of control, and it would be bad if it was just close circuit not connected to the Internet, but it’s not.

Communities are waking up to flock, thankfully