Surveillance

MHA’s tech agency awards limited tender of S$17.8m to Israeli company selling “phone hacking” software and devices

SINGAPORE — The Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) has awarded a limited tender of S$17.7 million to a…

Upgraded German surveillance malware FinSpy purchased by Singapore company closely linked with govt

Yesterday (11 July), multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider Kaspersky said in a press released that their experts have uncovered new…

FinSpy strikes again: New versions for iOS and Android targeted surveillance revealed

In a press release earlier today (11 July), Kaspersky revealed that its experts have uncovered new versions of the advanced…

“Health records” hacking: “Protection” vs “Surveillance”?

Are we spending too much on “surveillance, propaganda and influencing”, relative to protecting our systems?  I refer to the article…

At what cost of citizen’s privacy, comes their freedom and security

By M Ravi Had a fruitful panel discussion in Bangkok this afternoon organized by the International Commission of Jurists (…

Private company’s silence on alleged purchase of surveillance malware

Last week, TOC reported the alleged purchase of “weaponised German surveillance malware” by a Singapore company, as revealed in a Wikileaks…

“Weaponised German surveillance malware” purchased by S’pore company: Wikileaks

In a Wikileaks media release on 15 September, a Singapore company is named as one of several which have allegedly…