All-Source Intelligence Fusion

All-Source Intelligence Fusion Substack examines the overlapping realms of technology and national security, elucidating the entanglements between tech firms, intelligence agencies, and national security operations. It delves into issues like censorship, surveillance, information warfare, and the commercialization of intelligence data, highlighting actions of global governments and corporations.

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Pentagon quietly re-awarded its $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contracts to U.S. tech giants

40 implied HN points • 18 May 23
🕹 Technology Cloud Computing Government Contracts Tech Giants
  1. Pentagon re-awarded $9 billion cloud contracts to U.S. tech giants like Google and Oracle.
  2. The replacement for canceled JEDI program is Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) with better risk mitigation.
  3. The contracting process has been a major obstacle with reversals in payouts and lack of transparency.

Pentagon certified Palantir as only supplier for artificial intelligence targeting tool known as "Maven Smart System"

40 implied HN points • 13 May 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Military Technology Contracts National Security AI
  1. Pentagon certified Palantir as the sole supplier for an AI targeting tool called 'Maven Smart System'.
  2. Palantir's work on the Pentagon's Project Maven involves AI surveillance and targeting.
  3. Project Maven has transitioned to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency with Palantir as the main contractor.

Cellphone location-tracking firm follows in Palantir's footsteps with Large Language Model

20 implied HN points • 20 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Surveillance Artificial Intelligence Data Analysis Government Contracts
  1. Babel Street announced the launch of its "Insights GPT" large language model.
  2. Babel Street aims to transition from a cellphone location-tracking firm to an artificial intelligence company.
  3. The Insights GPT platform may have significant government surveillance use cases, such as summarizing data on the Chinese Communist Party.

On Bellingcat and Echosec

20 implied HN points • 15 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Artificial Intelligence
  1. Bellingcat's usage of Echosec mostly stopped in 2015 due to costs and service changes
  2. Bellingcat's open source intelligence work is influential in civil society and intelligence agency practices
  3. Private intelligence firm Flashpoint advertised Echosec as a useful tool for journalists despite potential usage discrepancies with Bellingcat
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Head of CIA OSINT emphasizes centrality of Twitter and Telegram surveillance

4 HN points • 28 Sep 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Intelligence Surveillance Data Analysis National Security Congress
  1. The head of CIA OSINT highlights the importance of surveillance on Twitter and Telegram for gathering open source intelligence.
  2. CIA's focus on AI technology has improved data analysis efficiency for vast amounts of surveillance data.
  3. The CIA incorporates controversial surveillance technologies like facial recognition and cellphone tracking data into their open source intelligence methodology.

Exclusive: Inside 'Trident Spectre', the yearly tech experimentation program for Navy SEALs

1 HN point • 13 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Military Intelligence Surveillance Defense Artificial Intelligence
  1. Trident Spectre is a technology experiment program for Navy SEALs focused on deterrence and experimentation with various capabilities.
  2. The Trident Spectre exercise includes classified sessions, international participation, and testing in a 'high fail' environment at Fort Story.
  3. Trident Spectre encourages teamwork and innovation, seeking unexpected effects similar to the accidental discovery of Viagra.

Google received another half million from the Pentagon to process aerial imagery

0 implied HN points • 16 Aug 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Government Military Contracts Technology Intelligence
  1. Google received an additional half million dollars from the Pentagon for processing aerial imagery.
  2. The contracts between Google and the Pentagon involve controversial mechanisms that bypass bureaucratic hurdles.
  3. Google's involvement in defense contracts has connections to high-level individuals like former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division purchased more Clearview AI licenses

0 implied HN points • 24 Aug 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Law enforcement Facial Recognition Biden administration Controversy
  1. The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division bought more Clearview AI licenses for the third time under the Biden administration.
  2. Clearview AI has commercial relationships with both U.S. federal law enforcement agencies and international backlash from countries like Greece and France.
  3. Despite criticism over its origins and usage, Clearview AI received significantly more federal contracts during the first two and a half years of the Biden administration compared to the Trump administration.