Daily Archives: 8. November 2022


08.11.2022 - 03:49 [ theGuardian.com ]

Intercepting the Internet

(29.April 1999)

European commission documents obtained this week reveal plans to require manufacturers and operators to build in „interception interfaces“ to the Internet and all future digital communications systems. The plans, drafted by a US-led international organisation of police and security agencies, will be proposed to EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers at the end of May.

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The plans require the installation of a network of tapping centres throughout Europe, operating almost instantly across all national boundaries, providing access to every kind of communications including the net and satellites. A German tapping centre could intercept Internet messages in Britain, or a British detective could listen to Dutch phone calls. There could even be several tapping centres listening in at once.

08.11.2022 - 03:17 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Spionageskandal in Griechenlan: Wer steckt hinter dem Staatstrojaner-Einsatz?

Berichterstatterin Sophie in’t Veld vergleicht in der Pressekonferenz das Stochern im Spionage-Nebel mit dem Rätsel eines Kriminalromans: „Wer hatte ein Motiv, die Mittel und die Gelegenheit [zum Einsatz dieser Software]?“, fragt sie. In ihren Augen kommen nur zwei Verdächtige infrage – viele mögliche Szenarien gebe es schließlich nicht. Entweder habe die Firma Intellexa, die Predator vertreibt, selbst die Spionagesoftware eingesetzt – oder eben die griechische Regierung unter Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Auch wenn es keine Beweise gebe, deute alles darauf hin, dass Menschen in Regierungskreisen Predator eigesetzt haben.

08.11.2022 - 02:44 [ WashingtonExaminer.com ]

Mike Pompeo endorses Ron DeSantis against Donald Trump‘s wishes

Pompeo‘s endorsement the weekend before the midterm elections also comes after Trump said during a phone interview last month that „it would be very disloyal“ if any of his former Cabinet members ran against him for president in 2024. Both Pompeo and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley have teased their own presidential bids.

08.11.2022 - 02:02 [ WashingtonExaminer.com ]

2024 GOP cold war? Trump gives DeSantis cold shoulder at Florida rally

Republican politics got a tad icy in the Sunshine State Sunday evening when former President Donald Trump held a rally with top GOP stars that appeared to snub Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).

Trump stumped for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and others in Miami, while DeSantis campaigned in Sarasota County and elsewhere for his own reelection bid. Although barely mentioned during his wide-ranging event that he dubbed the „greatest rally we‘ve ever had,“ the brewing DeSantis rift loomed large as Trump again teased a 2024 bid.