Tag Archive for: surveillance

Surveillance software: Gamma Group’s offshore companies uncovered – The H

Surveillance software: Gamma Group's offshore companies uncovered
The H
Münch's statement that demo software was stolen, changed, and then used by the regimes could potentially be invalidated. An analysis PDF that is currently being run on FinSpy, the heart of the surveillance program, could also reveal more about who is

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Creepy surveillance: Mannequins secretly record shoppers and profile behaviors

It’s doubtful you ever stop to think about all of the overhead security surveillance cameras in stores, but you are aware it’s there. A new twist on secretly spying on shoppers would put the camera at your eye level because it is hidden in the eye socket of $ 5,130 Almax mannequins. If you think dolls are a bit creepy, then how about life-sized dolls that can record a shopper’s “age range, gender, race,…
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Patent wars over wiretapping VoIP & surveillance backdoors into Internet chats

After Microsoft acquired Skype, we looked at a Microsoft patent called “Legal Intercept” meant for monitoring and recording VoIP communications. At that time, there were questions about if Microsoft would ruin Skype by making a backdoor for easy spy and pry government and law enforcement access.
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Microsoft provides fusion center technology & funding for surveillance

The ACLU’s Privacy SOS presented a great article about why “it’s time to pull the plug on fusion centers!” While it’s well-known that Microsoft has a great and long-standing relationship with government, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies, Privacy SOS pointed out the interesting tidbit that Microsoft helps pay for fusions centers. Read more
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