The NGO Amnesty International has just developed a software that would allow journalists or activists of human rights whether their computers are touted by government agencies.
Skype Conversations spied, discs Hard searched, tapping, or personal screenshots. All these manipulations are performed by the intelligence service, Amnesty International understands. To remedy these breaches of privacy or confidentiality, the NGO has developed an application that would allow journalists and activists to know when they are being spied on by the government.
#Detekt: new software for the game of “cat and mouse” against Big Brother “
” Governments are increasingly using more dangerous technologies and sophisticated that allow them to read email and monitor remote webcams or microphones of journalists and activists , “said Marek Marczynski, head of the Army branch, Security and Police Amnesty International. This He argues that these methods are governmental “ loose ” and have only intended to keep secret violations of human rights perpetrated by states.
“should be shut your computer, do not connect to the Internet “
Named Detekt , the tool has been developed by organizations for human rights activists and computer. It is free and alert users when a spyware is detected. “ I have detected the presence of a possible spyware! You should turn off your computer, no longer connect to the Internet or other external device and contact support “prevent Detekt.
The Coalition against illegal export of surveillance technology (CAUSE) -including Amnesty is part- believes these spyware helped arrest or repression of numerous journalists and activists around the world and particularly in developing countries.
The World Trade the information collected would amount to $ 5 billion per year , said the coalition CAUSE. Some of these technologies are available online. In contrast to other, more sophisticated are developed by private companies based in developed countries and subsequently sold to information services which States would violate regularly human rights.
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