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NSA-espionage tools are available for free on the market

pi-sii-headerHer advocates ς Privacy International δημοσίευσαν μια εκτενή έκθεση σχετικά με τις ισχυρές τεχνολογίες επιτήρησης που πωλούνται από ιδιωτικές εταιρείες. Τα ευρήματα τους, τα ονομάζουν "τρομακτικά" και δείχνουν ότι οι ιδιωτικές εταιρείες είναι σε θέση να αποκτήσουν κατασκοπευτικά εργαλεία που είναι εξίσου ικανά με αυτά που χρησιμοποιούνται από τις μυστικές NSA and GCHQ. All the details they discovered were compiled into a database they call Surveillance Industry Index. There they report over 300 companies from all over the world and their espionage activities. One of the technologies being sold is a trojan that can turn into a camera and take pictures. Also on the shopping list is software for eavesdropping, or tools that can eavesdrop from submarine cables.

The problem reported by Privacy International is that all of these technologies often end up in the hands of repressive regimes.

"Συνήθως, αυτές είναι οι κυβερνήσεις που έχουν τη θέληση, αλλά όχι την τεχνογνωσία, για την των επικοινωνιακών υποδομών τους", αναφέρει ο Matt Rice, σύμβουλος έρευνας στο Privacy International.

While global online espionage has come as a surprise, after Snowden's revelations, Privacy International suggests that the issue could be much larger than it seems.

The article was first published at TheVerge

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