Bugged, Tapped and Filed
Why we are threatened with absolute surveillance and what we can do to protect our privacy
Privacy? No chance!
As a result of the „war on terror”, governments are increasingly resorting to surveillance methods that would have been inconceivable only a few years ago. The limits of feasibility are no longer defined by law, but technology. We, the citizens, are hardly aware of the extent of what is already feasible: travel-, consumer-, and medical- data is collected, stored and linked, making for absolute control. In addition, everyone can now get their hands on google hacks, Trojans that convert mobile phones into bugging devices, lie-detector software, cell phone routing, flying miniature cameras etc. We may well end up with a world in which everyone can monitor anyone. The authors expose the dangers, show up the technical countermeasures, and make a plea for effective data protection. Anne-Catherine Simon, born in 1975, studied German and French and trained
as a violinist in Graz and Vienna. She is features editor of the Austrian daily „Die Presse”.
Thomas Simon, born in 1971, studied astronomy, physics and education, and
now teaches chemistry, physics and information technology at a Viennese private
school.
Privacy? No chance!
As a result of the „war on terror”, governments are increasingly resorting to surveillance methods that would have been inconceivable only a few years ago. The limits of feasibility are no longer defined by law, but technology. We, the citizens, are hardly aware of the extent of what is already feasible: travel-, consumer-, and medical- data is collected, stored and linked, making for absolute control. In addition, everyone can now get their hands on google hacks, Trojans that convert mobile phones into bugging devices, lie-detector software, cell phone routing, flying miniature cameras etc. We may well end up with a world in which everyone can monitor anyone. The authors expose the dangers, show up the technical countermeasures, and make a plea for effective data protection. Anne-Catherine Simon, born in 1975, studied German and French and trained
as a violinist in Graz and Vienna. She is features editor of the Austrian daily „Die Presse”.
Thomas Simon, born in 1971, studied astronomy, physics and education, and
now teaches chemistry, physics and information technology at a Viennese private
school.
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