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WIRED
4 hours ago
- WIRED
Print. Fold. Share. Download WIRED's How to Win a Fight Zine Here
Jun 20, 2025 6:00 AM Never made a zine? Haven't made one since 1999? We made one, and so can you. Photo-illustration: WIRED Staff; Shirley Chong This week, WIRED has been helping readers (that's you!) learn how to win a fight, from understanding the tactics of the Tesla Takedown movement to knowing how to out-troll a troll. We also put together a zine that collects some of the most helpful tidbits in a handy format you can print, fold, and share with friends and family. The zine, which you can download below, condenses crucial advice from multiple articles in a single sheet of printer paper. The adapted articles include tips from WIRED writers on how to protest safely as well as advice for protecting yourself from government surveillance and during phone searches at the US border. The folding process may seem daunting at first, but we promise it's not as hard as it looks. A scannable QR code in the zine links back to our complete package, which is stocked with important reads, like articles about the tech-fueled resistance to the Trump administration and the future of transgender health care. This zine was born out of a desire to create something helpful and tangible for readers during these tumultuous times. Thank you to Shirley Chong and Alex Kent for contributing your wonderful illustrations and photography. And thanks to you, our audience. This zine, all the reporting in these stories, and our daily investigations would not be possible without the support of WIRED subscribers.
CTV News
13 hours ago
- CTV News
Police seek Nanaimo robbery suspect who wore white cloth wrapped around face
Mounties in Nanaimo are asking the public for help identifying a robbery suspect caught on camera early Wednesday morning. (Nanaimo RCMP) Mounties in Nanaimo are asking the public for help identifying a robbery suspect caught on camera early Wednesday morning. The man in the surveillance photos is believed to have robbed the Gas N Go at 2199 Trans Canada Hwy., near the intersection of Morden Road and Highway 1 around 3:40 a.m., Nanaimo RCMP said in a news release Thursday. According to police, the suspect 'walked into the business brandishing a knife.' An employee handed over 'an undisclosed amount of cash and merchandise,' and the man fled, police added. Mounties described the suspect as a man with 'a thin build' who stands 5′10″ to 6′ tall. 'Based on the pictures provided, he is believed to be in his late teens or early 20s,' the release reads. 'During the robbery, the individual wore a blue T-shirt, dark pants, striped runners, black ball cap and dark rimmed glasses. His face was partially concealed with a white cloth wrapped around it.' Anyone who has information about the robbery or saw anything suspicious before or after it is asked to call the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345. Investigators are also looking for dash cam video recorded in the area between 3:30 and 4 a.m. Wednesday, police said.
CBS News
16 hours ago
- Politics
- CBS News
Trump administration boosts monitoring of possible Iran-backed cells in U.S. — as Trump weighs strikes, sources say
Leavitt says Trump will make decision on Iran within next two weeks As President Trump is contemplating potential U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, law enforcement officials have stepped up surveillance of Iran-backed operatives in the United States, multiple sources told CBS News. FBI Director Kash Patel has increased efforts to monitor possible domestic sleeper cells linked to Hezbollah — a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization backed by Iran — since Israel's Operation Rising Lion offensive began earlier this month, U.S. officials said. Both the White House and FBI declined to comment. The threat from Iranian operatives has worried current and former administration officials since Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was assassinated on Mr. Trump's orders in January 2020. Late last year, federal prosecutors charged an operative of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and two U.S.-based people with plotting to surveill and assassinate critics of the Iranian regime. The IRGC operative allegedly told investigators he was pushed by unnamed IRGC officials to plan an attack against Mr. Trump. For years, U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials have been concerned about Iran's ability to direct or inspire attacks within the United States — a concern that has ramped up since Soleimani's killing. The FBI, Department of Homeland Security and others have devoted significant resources to countering the threat. There are a range of potential targets. In recent years, prosecutors have charged people with plotting to kill Mr. Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton and Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad, both of whom are frequent critics of Iran's government. Bolton was granted Secret Service protection in 2021, but Mr. Trump revoked his protection this year. Mr. Trump is considering whether to strike Iran's uranium enrichment facility at Fordo, joining Israel's weeklong campaign against Iranian nuclear and military targets, CBS News has previously reported. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday the president will make a decision within the next two weeks, citing "a substantial chance of negotiation that may or may not take place" with Iran. Iran has threatened to retaliate if the U.S. decides to strike.
CBC
18 hours ago
- Politics
- CBC
Officials defend Liberal bill that would force hospitals, banks, hotels to hand over data
The Liberal government's proposed border bill would empower police and the country's spy agency to seek information from a wide range of service providers — including medical professionals, banks and car rental companies — without a warrant, government officials spelled out Thursday. In defence of the fiercely criticized bill, federal officials held a briefing with reporters where they argued the changes are needed to stay apace with the changing crime landscape. They spoke to reporters about the "lawful access" portions of the bill under the agreement they not be quoted directly. The Strong Borders Act, also known as Bill C-2, was introduced earlier this month and has since received a wave of backlash from civil liberties groups, academics and some opposition MPs who argue it creates new surveillance powers infringing on personal privacy and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. An official on Thursday's call said they held the briefing to further explain the government's rationale for moving ahead on the headline-nabbing legislation. If passed, C-2 would compel service providers to hand over basic information to police and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) without judicial sign-off. It would also create a new order compelling the production of more detailed subscriber information with judicial authorization during a criminal investigation. Depending on the case, that production order would require third parties to hand over names, addresses, telephone numbers and what services they sought. The officials provided a hypothetical example: CSIS receives a tip that an individual associated with a Canadian telephone number may be planning a terrorist attack. In order to investigate, CSIS must first confirm which phone company is responsible for the phone number before it can seek a production order for more details, like the associated name and address. Critic says it's 'ripe for abuse' However, the bill also allows investigators to seize information and data (including subscriber information) without a warrant in urgent and time-sensitive circumstances Critics argue the bill would infringe personal privacy and could breach the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Tim McSorley, national co-ordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, said the way the bill is written is "ripe for abuse." "Without a warrant, police and spy agencies could demand information about our online activities based on the low threshold of reasonable suspicion," he said in a statement Wednesday. "Bill C-2 would undermine more than a decade of Canadian privacy-related jurisprudence to enable a massive expansion of domestic surveillance." An official briefing reporters said while internet service providers will likely receive the most requests, they confirmed the definition of public service providers is sweeping. That could include a car rental company, hotel or a financial institution. Medical professionals including hospitals, doctors and psychiatrists' offices could also meet that definition, they said. The official stressed that police have to believe there are reasons to suspect that the information in question will assist in a criminal investigation, and said there is a mechanism in the bill allowing service providers to apply for judicial review if they are not comfortable handing over information. But there are also legal consequences for those who don't comply. WATCH | Privacy concerns over Strong Borders Act: Strong Borders Act raises concern about police access to personal data 9 days ago Duration 2:28 Civil liberties groups are concerned that the federal government's proposed Bill C-2, the Strong Borders Act, will give law enforcement agencies sweeping new powers, like making it easier for police to search your internet activity and data without your knowledge or a warrant. The bill has support from Canada's police chiefs who argue the warrantless demands would garner the "bare-minimum information" but could make a difference early in an investigation. Child protection advocates have also been pushing for changes to compel internet providers to co-operate with law enforcement. Richard Fadden, a former director of CSIS, said a phone book once allowed police "to do more or less the same" as what's been sought in this bill — though critics argue the new warrantless requests would provide far more data. Since introducing the bill, the federal government has argued it's meant to keep borders secure, crack down on transnational organized crime and money laundering and stop the flow of deadly fentanyl across the border. Canada has faced pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to beef up border security. At times, his administration has justified its trade war by pointing to the southbound flow of irregular migrants and fentanyl.
Reuters
a day ago
- Politics
- Reuters
Alleged Italian phone hacking involves political gossip website, sources say
ROME, June 19 (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors are looking into the alleged hacking of seven phones, including that of the head of political gossip website Dagospia, sources said, as part of a surveillance scandal involving the technology of spyware company Paragon. The probe follows reports on the alleged spying on two investigative journalists, which have triggered opposition protests and the termination of contracts between Italy and U.S.-owned Paragon. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's administration has denied involvement in illicit activities. Prosecutors in Rome and Naples are investigating the crime of unauthorized access into the phones, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, adding that Dagospia founder Roberto D'Agostino was among seven journalists and activists who were allegedly spied on. D'Agostino, whose website Dagospia produces salacious gossip with political behind-the-scenes stories and is a daily must-read for many Italian reporters, was not immediately available for comment. Dagospia, however, reported on the news involving its founder, republishing reports about the investigations from other media outlets under the headline: "Dagospia ends up being spied upon! The illegal wiretaps scandal gets bigger." As part of their investigation, prosecutors are also looking into the alleged hacking of the phones of investigative reporters, Ciro Pellegrino and Francesco Cancellato, both from the Fanpage website, the sources said. Italy's domestic and foreign intelligence agencies activated contracts with Paragon in 2023 and 2024, respectively, and used it on a limited number of people with permission from a prosecutor, a report by the parliamentary committee on security, COPASIR, said. The foreign intelligence agencies used the spyware to search for fugitives, to counter illegal immigration, alleged terrorism, organised crime, fuel smuggling and for counter-espionage and internal security activities, COPASIR said. The committee said it found no evidence that Italian intelligence services used Paragon spyware on Cancellato. Separately, internet watchdog group Citizen Lab said it found evidence of spying on Pellegrino's phone. Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, leader of a small opposition party, called for clarity on Thursday over the hacking case, adding that one does not spy on journalists in democracies.
