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845 points the-anarchist | 3 comments | 21 Jun 25 03:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.661s | source
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boramalper ◴[21 Jun 25 03:56 UTC] No.44334361[source]▶
I suspect a strong link between mass surveillance (by corporations for advertising or by states for intelligence purposes) and the very recent targeting of the senior Iranian nuclear scientist and military officers at their homes in Iran.

Wherever you are from or whatever side of the conflict you are on, I think we can all agree that it’s never been easier to infer so much about a person from “semi-public” sources such as companies selling customer data and built-in apps that spy on their users and call home. It allows intelligence agencies to outsource intelligence gathering to the market, which is probably cheaper and a lot more convenient than traditional methods.

“Privacy is a human right” landed on deaf ears but hopefully politicians will soon realise that it’s a matter of national security too.

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lm28469 ◴[21 Jun 25 12:20 UTC] No.44337014[source]▶
If you're a valuable enough target, like these Iranians generals/scientists they just need to find you once and then they can continuously track your movements via satellite. They don't need much precision, just which building to level
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mousethatroared ◴[21 Jun 25 14:27 UTC] No.44337862[source]▶
"Just which building to level"

What's "just" a war crime amongst friends?

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Henchman21 ◴[21 Jun 25 16:56 UTC] No.44339006[source]▶
When there is no one willing to prosecute it, is it still a crime?
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1. bawolff ◴[21 Jun 25 18:26 UTC] No.44339638[source]▶
Nothing stopping Iran from joining the ICC. Except that the investigations would go both ways.
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2. mousethatroared ◴[22 Jun 25 01:59 UTC] No.44342595[source]▶
Palestine is a member and we all saw what happened there. The US has personally threatened the judges.
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3. bawolff ◴[22 Jun 25 06:23 UTC] No.44344346[source]▶
I mean, the ICC did issue a warrant for individuals on both sides of that conflict and seems willing to prosecute. The Palestinian national died in the conflict, so obviously could not be prosecuted. The Israeli nationals are regrettably refusing to surrender themselves, which would be an issue no matter which body attempted to prosecute (unless it was a domestic Israeli court). That is hardly a situation unique to this conflict - lots of people with warrants attempt to evade capture.

The US behaviour is despicable, but ultimately it hasn't really changed anything.