Lebanon: Investigate Large-Scale Surveillance Reports

Expand An aerial view of Beirut, Lebanon on May 3, 2016.  © 2016 Reuters   (Beirut) – Lebanon’s general prosecutor should investigate reports of secret large-scale surveillance tied to a Lebanese intelligence agency, seven human rights and media organizations said today. Privacy and surveillance researchers on January 18, 2018, released a report alleging that a malware espionage campaign responsible for stealing hundreds of gigabytes worth of personal data was tied to a building owned by Lebanon’s General Security agency. Researchers at Lookout and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, stated…

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