Mideast Uses Western Tools to Battle the #Skype Rebellion - WSJ.com
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A cottage industry of U.S. and other companies is now designing and selling tools that can be used to block or eavesdrop on Skype conversations. (...) #Egypt's spy service last year tested one product, #FinSpy, made by Britain’s Gamma International UK Ltd.
de la #surveillance :
Dissidents are discovering other potential vulnerabilities in using Skype. This month, rebels in Libya found what appeared to be spyware they say was being distributed via their Skype contact lists.
The Wall Street Journal asked security company Symantec Corp. to analyze the file, which turned out to be a “remote access tool” that could let an outsider remotely eavesdrop on audio and capture keystrokes.
et la #censure :
In #China, #Skype users are subject to censorship. To enter the Chinese market in 2004, Skype agreed to a unique arrangement in which a special version of its software there filters users’ text chats and blocks politically sensitive keywords.