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Latvia among countries whose governments use surveillance software to spy on … – The Baltic Course

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The Baltic Course

Latvia among countries whose governments use surveillance software to spy on …
The Baltic Course
Until Marquis-Boire and Marczak stumbled upon FinSpy last May, security researchers had tried, unsuccessfully, for a year to track it down. FinSpy gained notoriety in March 2011 after protesters raided Egypt's state security headquarters and discovered …
FinFisher spyware goes global, mobile and undercoverRegister
The Undetectable Spyware Used by Repressive Arab Regimes Is Taking Over …Motherboard (blog)

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Law professor makes a case for legally recognizing the Dangers of Surveillance

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The Dangers of Surveillance, written by Neil M. Richards, Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis, was recently published on the Social Science Research Network.
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Intrusive surveillance software FinSpy found in 25 Countries including Canada – The Vancouver Observer

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The Vancouver Observer

Intrusive surveillance software FinSpy found in 25 Countries including Canada
The Vancouver Observer
According to a report by Citizen Lab the intrusive and surveillance software FinSpy sold to governments to spy on their citizens has been found in 25 countries. The investigation was launched based on analysis of a suspicious email that was targeting …

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Hacks to turn your wireless IP surveillance cameras against you

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Sergey Shekyan and Artem Harutyunyan, researchers from the security firm Qualys, said the search engine Shodan shows about 100,000 wireless IP cameras that have “little or no emphasis on security.” At the recent Hack in the Box security conference in Amsterdam, the researchers presented, “To Watch or Be Watched: Turning Your Surveillance Camera Against You” [
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