Source: Vernon Silver, Bloomberg
The British government has imposed export controls on U.K.-based Gamma Group’s FinSpy surveillance tool, which can remotely take over computers and phones.
Tag Archives: Western Companies
U.K. limits spyware that may have targeted dissidents
September 10, 2012 – 6:29 am
British government admits it started controlling exports of Gamma International’s FinSpy
September 10, 2012 – 3:35 am
Source: Privacy International
Privacy International is delighted that the government has recognised the necessity of controlling exports of Gamma International’s technologies.
FBI vs. Google: The legal fight to unlock phones
September 6, 2012 – 3:50 am
Source: Julia Angwin, The Wall Street Journal
A legal battle is brewing between technology companies and the U.S. government over whether law-enforcement agents have the right to obtain passwords to crack into smartphones of suspects.
FinFisher mobile spyware tracking political activists
August 31, 2012 – 7:34 am
Source: Mathew J. Schwartz, Information Week
Spyware developed and sold by U.K.-based Gamma Group can infect BlackBerrys, iPhones, and other mobile devices, and is being used to actively target dissidents in countries governed by autocratic regimes.
Swedish-Finnish telecom aids Tajikistan censorship
August 15, 2012 – 1:18 pm
Source: Eurasia Net
TeliaSonera, a telecom giant owned in part by the Swedish and Finnish governments, is again under fire for abetting an authoritarian regime.
Elusive FinSpy spyware pops up in 10 countries
August 13, 2012 – 12:59 pm
Source: Nicole Perlroth, The New York Times
Security researchers who studied the spyware last month said it can grab images of users’ computer screens, record their Skype chats, remotely turn on cameras and microphones, and log keystrokes.
FinFisher spyware C&C server detected in US
August 8, 2012 – 4:45 am
Source: Fahmida Y. Rashid, PCmag.com
FinFisher, a software application used by law enforcement agencies for surveillance, appears to be far more widespred than originally thought.
FinFisher spyware reach found on five continents
August 8, 2012 – 4:35 am
Source: Vernon Silver, Bloomberg
The FinFisher spyware made by U.K.- based Gamma Group likely has previously undisclosed global reach, with computers on at least five continents showing signs of being command centers that run the intrusion tool.
Gamma says no spyware sold to Bahrain; may be stolen copy
July 27, 2012 – 3:50 am
Source: Vernon Silver, Bloomberg
Gamma International said the company didn’t sell its FinFisher spyware to Bahrain, responding to research that showed activists from the Persian Gulf kingdom were targeted by what looked like the software, which can secretly monitor computers.
Privacy International commences legal action against British government
July 19, 2012 – 2:34 am
Source: Privacy International
The charity’s lawyers have written to the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills asking why, despite repeated requests, the government has failed to take any concrete steps to stop British surveillance technology being exported to regimes that routinely engage in internal repression and serious human rights breaches.
