Ah yes, as technology advances, so do surveillance techniques. So this should surprise no one – should it?Classified documents from September 2007, leaked last week by the German political “Pirate Party,” show one particular system that Bavarian police could have in place by February, and its high operating cost.The system, provided by a company known as Digitask, is called a “Skype Capture Unit,” and is essentially a malware client installed onto the surveillance target. It intercepts Skype voice and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ah yes, as technology advances, so do surveillance techniques. So this should surprise no one – should it?Classified documents from September 2007, leaked last week by the German political “Pirate Party,” show one particular system that Bavarian police could have in place by February, and its high operating cost.The system, provided by a company known as Digitask, is called a “Skype Capture Unit,” and is essentially a malware client installed onto the surveillance target. It intercepts Skype voice and Continue reading