🇱🇧⚔ The Lebanese army took over the Sultan Yaqoub - Western Bekaa and Hashmish centers between the towns of Qusaya and Deir al-Ghazal - Central Bekaa, which were previously affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command. It also took over the Halwa - Rashaya camp, which was previously affiliated with the Fatah al-Intifada organization, and confiscated quantities of weapons and ammunition in addition to military equipment
🇱🇧⚔ The Lebanese army took over the Sultan Yaqoub - Western Bekaa and Hashmish centers between the towns of Qusaya and Deir al-Ghazal - Central Bekaa, which were previously affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command. It also took over the Halwa - Rashaya camp, which was previously affiliated with the Fatah al-Intifada organization, and confiscated quantities of weapons and ammunition in addition to military equipment
Right now the digital security needs of Russians and Ukrainians are very different, and they lead to very different caveats about how to mitigate the risks associated with using Telegram. For Ukrainians in Ukraine, whose physical safety is at risk because they are in a war zone, digital security is probably not their highest priority. They may value access to news and communication with their loved ones over making sure that all of their communications are encrypted in such a manner that they are indecipherable to Telegram, its employees, or governments with court orders. In February 2014, the Ukrainian people ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych, prompting Russia to invade and annex the Crimean peninsula. By the start of April, Pavel Durov had given his notice, with TechCrunch saying at the time that the CEO had resisted pressure to suppress pages criticizing the Russian government. The last couple days have exemplified that uncertainty. On Thursday, news emerged that talks in Turkey between the Russia and Ukraine yielded no positive result. But on Friday, Reuters reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin said there had been some “positive shifts” in talks between the two sides. At its heart, Telegram is little more than a messaging app like WhatsApp or Signal. But it also offers open channels that enable a single user, or a group of users, to communicate with large numbers in a method similar to a Twitter account. This has proven to be both a blessing and a curse for Telegram and its users, since these channels can be used for both good and ill. Right now, as Wired reports, the app is a key way for Ukrainians to receive updates from the government during the invasion. "There is a significant risk of insider threat or hacking of Telegram systems that could expose all of these chats to the Russian government," said Eva Galperin with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which has called for Telegram to improve its privacy practices.
from id
