государственный контроль
17:05 | 08-09-2012 | Conspiracy, Crime, Politics, Privacy, Security, Software | No Comments
а вот, пожалуйста, еще о слежке:
Two security researchers have found new evidence that legitimate spyware [known as FinFisher or FinSpy] sold by British firm Gamma International appears to be being used by some of the most repressive regimes in the world.
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The spying software has the capability to monitor and report back on calls and GPS positions from mobile phones, as well as recording Skype sessions on a PC, logging keystrokes, and controlling any cameras and microphones that are installed.
хорошо, пока речь идет о неких авторитарных странах, но кто поручится, что эта программа не установленна и у вас?
Research now links it to servers in more than a dozen countries [emphasis mine], including Turkmenistan, Brunei and Bahrain, although no government acknowledges using the software for surveillance purposes.
на вашем телефоне или компьютере:
On Wednesday, [the 29th of August, 2012,] the researchers announced one of their biggest discoveries yet. They discovered new mobile versions of the spyware that had been customized for Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android, Windows Mobile, Nokia’s Symbian and BlackBerry’s mobile operating systems.
и вы об этом ничего так и не знаете:
But what made the software especially sophisticated was how well it avoided detection. Its creators specifically engineered it to elude antivirus software made by Kaspersky Lab, Symantec, F-Secure and others.
по-моему, остался только один шаг до знаменитой комнаты 101 — хотя, может, и он уже позади.