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German export loopholes help autocratic regimes – Deutsche Welle


Deutsche Welle

German export loopholes help autocratic regimes
Deutsche Welle
As a member of the Freedom Online Coalition, Wong says Germany has made "a very public commitment to promoting human rights online," and should not be allowing technology such as FinSpy to be shipped to countries that might misuse it. One wrong …

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EU Petition Seeks to Restrict Export of ‘Digital Arms’ – Threatpost

EU Petition Seeks to Restrict Export of 'Digital Arms'
Threatpost
Perhaps the most well-known is a British company called Gamma International UK, which sells the FinSpy and FinFisher software used by various governments around the world. In a report called “For Their Eyes Only” released earlier this year, the Citizen 

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UK Uses Encryption Controls To Prevent Export of FinSpy Trojan – Export Law Blog (blog)


Export Law Blog (blog)

UK Uses Encryption Controls To Prevent Export of FinSpy Trojan
Export Law Blog (blog)
The Secretary of State, having carried out an assessment of the FinSpy system to which your letter specifically refers, has advised Gamma International that the system does require a licence to export to all destinations outside the EU under Category 5

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Export councilwoman victim of e-mail phishing operation – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

In an e-mail sent to at least 100 people this week, Export Councilwoman Melanie Litz sounded desperate: She was stranded in London and needed their help. While vacationing, she was robbed at gunpoint, the e-mail …
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