To help journalists and human rights to protect themselves from espionage governments, Amnesty International announced Thursday the launch of a free tool that can check whether their computers are monitored by spyware.
The software, called “Detekt” is presented as the first of its kind for the public to detect “on computers and mobile devices The main monitoring software known, some of which are used by governments, “ explained the NGO headquartered in London, in a statement.
Governments have increasingly increased use of technology s “that allow them to read the private emails of activists and journalists and to remotely turn on the camera and the PC microphone thereof to surreptitiously record their activities” said Mark Marczynski, head of Amnesty program transfers of equipment or expertise.
Detekt is intended to warn of such intrusions to “against the -attaquer “ face to governments that use some of the information for ” submit human rights defenders and journalists, arbitrary arrests, illegal detention or torture, “ a- he added.
Designed by Claudio Guarnieri, German researcher specializing in security issues, Detekt is launched by Amnesty International in collaboration with organizations Digitale Gesellschaft, Electronic Frontier Foundation and Privacy International.
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