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Sunday June 03, 2018 - 07:51:24
Somtel-Dahabshiil Spies Somaliland People - Wikileaks.
Somaliland Somtel Dahabshiil Scandal and Violation"Hacking and surveillance may undermine right to privacy" Although I have been always suspicious of government surveillance, I have never expected a private telecommunication company will act as an agent of the government to seek hacking techniques on its behalf. In many occasions I have encountered with individuals complaining about their communication being intercepted.
But without any proof, it has never become part of my priorities. Of course, there are always so many issues that make me busy in sorting out when it comes to human rights issues. From freedom of expression and illegal detentions to rights of women, Somaliland has many human rights problems human rights defender should worry about.
Recent revelation ofWikileaksshowsDahabshiilowned telecommunication company,Somtel,contactingwith hacking group calledHackingTeamto buy technology "designed to attack, infect and monitor target PCsand Smart-phones in a stealth way, including its location," HachingTeam says in an email addressed to Somtel, as disclosed by Wikileaks . By further explaining the product, HackingTeam adds "once a target is infected, RCS allows you to access a variety of information,including: Skype traffic (VoIP, chat), keystrokes (allUnicode languages), mails, messages,target positioning,files, screenshots, microphone eavesdropped data,camera snapshots, etc."
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