Nostr notes by AcademicBullying

They've stolen your privacy rights and kept you in the dark ...

2026-10-15T18:20:13Z

They've stolen your privacy rights and kept you in the dark about it. The secret history of how Western intel agencies pressured tech companies to build backdoors: The truth about government backdoors. #FiveEyes #Snowden #SurveillanceSociety #Backdoors #Privacy

https://academicbullying.substack.com/p/truth-about-government-backdoors

New Citizen Lab research shows at least 45 devices of ...

2026-10-15T18:18:29Z

New Citizen Lab research shows at least 45 devices of journalists, producers and staff at international news network Al Jazeera were infected with spyware from Israeli mercenary spyware vendor Candiru (rebranded as “Integrity Labs”) via targeted online advertisements.
#Spyware #MercenarySpyware #SurveillanceSociety #Candiru

https://citizenlab.ca/research/how-discover-tech-turned-targeted-ads-into-a-pipeline-for-spyware/

A uOttawa whistleblower exposed academic bullying. What followed ...

2026-10-10T12:23:33Z

A uOttawa whistleblower exposed academic bullying. What followed was a 2-year campaign of criminal harassment & AI-driven psyops—tactics he links to for-hire influence operations like BlackCore. He's now demanding uOttawa president investigate. #CdnPoli #AcademicBullying #Whistleblower #InfluenceOps #PsyOps

https://academicbullying.wordpress.com/2026/09/30/uottawa-influence-for-hire-campaign-against-whistleblower/

Canada didn't build a surveillance state in the shadows. It ...

2026-10-10T10:54:31Z

Canada didn't build a surveillance state in the shadows. It legalized it. From Bill C-51 to C-59 to C-70, the state's power to intrude, collect, and share data is now explicitly written into law. #SurveillanceState #CdnPoli #Privacy #BillC59

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-canada-legalized-surveillance-state-baha-ropef/

How technological drivers—digital convergence, AI, IoT, & ...

2026-10-10T10:53:47Z

How technological drivers—digital convergence, AI, IoT, & spyware—intersect with sociopolitical forces—U.S.-China rivalry & the expanding military-industrial complex—to reshape cyber risk. #ThreatIntelligence #Geopolitics #Privacy #DigitalTransformation

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/evolving-cybersecurity-threat-landscape-baha-9aeif/

Canada ranks dead last among 37 countries for whistleblower ...

2026-10-10T10:53:00Z

Canada ranks dead last among 37 countries for whistleblower protection—meeting just 1 of 20 criteria. This LinkedIn article breaks down the fragmented legal patchwork, real-world consequences, & the urgent case for federal reform. #WhistleblowerProtection #CdnPoli

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/canadas-whistleblower-protection-gap-call-urgent-baha-ioz1f/

Most orgs fail not from bad strategy, but from broken ...

2026-09-22T01:53:00Z

Most orgs fail not from bad strategy, but from broken communication between their 5 essential systems. I break down Stafford Beer's Viable System Model (VSM) — from Operations to Policy — and how it diagnoses organizational health. Based on my #uOttawa #PhD #Thesis

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/viable-system-model-vsm-explained-baha-abu-shaqra-phd/

An objective review of the PhD in DTI Program (Digital ...

2026-09-19T00:52:11Z

An objective review of the PhD in DTI Program (Digital Transformation and Innovation) at the University of Ottawa by a graduate of the program. #uOttawa #DigitalTransformation #GraduateStudies #GraduateSchool

https://academicbullying.wordpress.com/2024/05/17/phd-dti-uottawa/

Bullying is endemic in academia, an environment riddled with ...

2026-09-16T22:32:08Z

Bullying is endemic in academia, an environment riddled with hierarchies and hyper-competition ... It’s time to call time on bullies’ attempts to humiliate, ridicule and undermine. —nature, May 11, 2021

#Academia #AcademicBullying #AcademicMobbing

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01252-z

Karl Weick argued that "the organization is a myth." What ...

2026-09-16T22:31:22Z

Karl Weick argued that "the organization is a myth." What we actually have is organizing — an ongoing process of resolving equivocality through interlocked behaviors. I break down his theory of sensemaking through organizing. #Sensemaking #Academia

https://academicbullying.wordpress.com/2024/03/25/karl-weick-sensemaking-through-organizing/

Mario Bunge's technoethics offers a pragmatic value theory ...

2026-09-16T22:28:39Z

Mario Bunge's technoethics offers a pragmatic value theory that bridges technology assessment and ethical decision-making. I break down how his 1975 essay provides a framework for evaluating technology through an ethical lens. #uOttawa #Technoethics

https://academicbullying.wordpress.com/2024/03/25/technoethics-of-mario-bunge/

With no legislative guardrails and minimal transparency, Canada ...

2026-09-16T22:28:13Z

With no legislative guardrails and minimal transparency, Canada is vulnerable to abuse of commercial surveillance tools. —Policy Options, JULY 2, 2025

#SurveillanceSociety #Spyware #DigitalSurveillance

https://policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/07/mercenary-spyware/

What does it mean to be Canadian? This PhD thesis based article ...

2026-09-16T22:27:22Z

What does it mean to be Canadian? This PhD thesis based article goes beyond the traditional dichotomy of defining Canadian identity as either English or French and delves into the core of what Canadian identity is, a pragmatic liberal society. #STS #TechAndSociety

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/canadian-identity-technology-baha-abu-shaqra-phd-dti-uottawa--uv3ff/

If you're a social activist, a researcher, a journalist, or ...

2026-09-16T22:26:34Z

If you're a social activist, a researcher, a journalist, or just a citizen who values their privacy ... Here's how to start encrypting your communications using #PGP #OpenPGP #GPG #Encryption

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-encrypt-your-communications-using-pgp-gpg-baha-pmckf/

A brief description of the various literature review types, ...

2026-09-15T13:16:35Z

A brief description of the various literature review types, including critical, systematic, mapping, scoping, and umbrella reviews, with open access examples. #LiteratureReview #Academia #AcademicResearch

https://academicbullying.wordpress.com/2021/09/17/literature-review-types/

A sociotechnical assessment of ethical hacking teaching practices ...

2026-09-15T13:15:28Z

A sociotechnical assessment of ethical hacking teaching practices in Canadian higher education (Apr. 17, 2021). #PhD #Thesis completed at #uOttawa EECS Faculty of Engineering.

https://academicbullying.wordpress.com/2024/03/25/ethical-hacking-sociotechnology/

STS journals - Technology and society peer-reviewed journals An ...

2026-09-15T13:14:57Z

STS journals - Technology and society peer-reviewed journals

An annotated list of high-ranking technology and society peer-reviewed journals. This is the definitive list! #Academia #AcademicResearch #STS

https://academicbullying.wordpress.com/2021/09/09/sts-journals-technology-and-society-journals/

Canadian identity as an academic idea ... from my PhD (DTI ...

2026-09-13T19:30:19Z

Canadian identity as an academic idea ... from my PhD (DTI uOttawa) thesis, Canada is theorized as a pragmatic liberal society. #uOttawa #HigherEducation #Academia #Liberalism

https://academicbullying.wordpress.com/2024/04/11/canadian-identity-as-an-academic-idea/

If you're still upset about the burning of the Great Library ...

2026-09-10T13:59:49Z

If you're still upset about the burning of the Great Library of Alexandria, you'll enjoy reading this post. #Science #ScientificMethod #Research

https://academicbullying.wordpress.com/2024/03/10/scientific-method-in-research/

An exploration of Canada's cybersecurity threat landscape. ...

2026-09-10T13:57:34Z

An exploration of Canada's cybersecurity threat landscape. #DigitalTransformation #Canada #Academia #Research

https://academicbullying.wordpress.com/2024/05/09/canada-cybersecurity-threat-landscape/

What is science? What is the scientific method? Who is a ...

2026-09-10T13:54:18Z

What is science? What is the scientific method? Who is a scientist? #Philosophy #Academia #Academic #Research

https://academicbullying.wordpress.com/2024/04/26/what-is-science-scientific-method-scientist/

Do you know of any prominent politicians or activists who have ...

2026-09-10T01:35:35Z

Do you know of any prominent politicians or activists who have been banned on legacy media/social networks and are active here/worth following?

What’s a guy has to do around here to get followers? Ass ...

2026-09-10T01:31:52Z

What’s a guy has to do around here to get followers? Ass kissing? Cleaning windows? Mobbing the floor? What’s worked for you?

The University of Ottawa has updated its academic regulations ...

2026-09-09T20:09:19Z

The University of Ottawa has updated its academic regulations pertaining to master’s and doctoral theses (Academic Regulation II-7 Theses) and it’s bad news for current and prospective uOttawa graduate students. #uOttawa #Academia #Academic #Research

https://academicbullying.wordpress.com/2024/05/15/updated-uottawa-policies-and-regulations-a-power-grab/

All you need to send subject matter expert MA/PhD thesis ...

2026-09-09T20:06:20Z

All you need to send subject matter expert MA/PhD thesis interview requests. What to include in your email requests. #Academia #Academic #Research #Higher Education

https://academicbullying.wordpress.com/2021/08/26/how-to-write-interview-request-email/