29.08.2024 09:57:00
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Surveillance technologies and spyware are frequently used against journalists, dissidents, and human rights defenders around the world. In response to this threat, Surveillance Watch has created an interactive map that documents the hidden connections in the opaque surveillance industry.
Founded by human rights defenders, many of whom have themselves been victims of spyware, the project aims to shine a light on the private companies that profit from violating people's privacy.
Surveillance Watch provides a map to explore the complex network of surveillance companies, their subsidiaries, partners, and financial backers.
The map also covers Central Asian countries where these technologies have been used. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, for example, have had 12 surveillance organizations at various times, Kyrgyzstan has 6, Tajikistan has 4, and Turkmenistan has 3.
Some of the most prominent companies featured on the map are Israel’s NSO Group and Russia’s Citadel.
Citadel plays a significant role in Russia’s telecom surveillance industry and operates several subsidiaries, each specializing in different aspects of surveillance technology.
NSO Group, in turn, is known for developing and selling Pegasus spyware. Pegasus is notorious for its ability to infiltrate mobile devices, allowing clients, most often governments and law enforcement agencies, to track locations, monitor communications, and access data on target devices.
Citizen Lab has spent years uncovering sophisticated spyware from private companies like NSO that partner with governments with a history of suppressing opposition and spying on civil society.
The creation of the Surveillance Watch interactive map is an important step in the fight against illegal surveillance. The map provides a tool to better understand how surveillance companies operate and how they are connected.
The right to privacy is an inalienable right for every person, and those who threaten this right must be held accountable.
In a world where surveillance is becoming more ubiquitous, it is important to have resources that can illuminate the dark corners where those who watch us hide.
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Founded by human rights defenders, many of whom have themselves been victims of spyware, the project aims to shine a light on the private companies that profit from violating people's privacy.
Surveillance Watch provides a map to explore the complex network of surveillance companies, their subsidiaries, partners, and financial backers.
The map also covers Central Asian countries where these technologies have been used. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, for example, have had 12 surveillance organizations at various times, Kyrgyzstan has 6, Tajikistan has 4, and Turkmenistan has 3.
Some of the most prominent companies featured on the map are Israel’s NSO Group and Russia’s Citadel.
Citadel plays a significant role in Russia’s telecom surveillance industry and operates several subsidiaries, each specializing in different aspects of surveillance technology.
NSO Group, in turn, is known for developing and selling Pegasus spyware. Pegasus is notorious for its ability to infiltrate mobile devices, allowing clients, most often governments and law enforcement agencies, to track locations, monitor communications, and access data on target devices.
Citizen Lab has spent years uncovering sophisticated spyware from private companies like NSO that partner with governments with a history of suppressing opposition and spying on civil society.
The creation of the Surveillance Watch interactive map is an important step in the fight against illegal surveillance. The map provides a tool to better understand how surveillance companies operate and how they are connected.
The right to privacy is an inalienable right for every person, and those who threaten this right must be held accountable.
In a world where surveillance is becoming more ubiquitous, it is important to have resources that can illuminate the dark corners where those who watch us hide.
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