State and private security surveillance of protests

[Paul Mobbs]

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Hi all,

Very good 'File on 4' programme now available on-line, "investigat[ing] the 
use of computer hacking by the police and security agencies and asks -- is it 
legal?"

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/fileon4/fileon4_20110920-2044a.mp3


Also available on iPlayer:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b014q04r/File_on_4_Cyber_Spies/

File on 4 - Cyber Spies

The criminal exploitation of the internet poses one of the biggest threats to 
UK national security. As organised crime gangs and terrorists use it to 
communicate and plan their activities, the police and security agencies are 
turning to hacking to conduct surveillance and gather intelligence.

In the first of a new series, File on 4 looks at the covert techniques being 
used to get beyond the firewall of a suspect's PC. But are the tactics legal? 
One leading expert says the rules governing interception are inconsistent and 
on occasions, misinterpreted by the police.

Reporter Stephen Grey also examines the way British companies are helping to 
proliferate this hi-tech snooping to countries with questionable human rights 
and which use it to monitor political opponents and dissidents.

And, with the Ministry of Defence developing its defences against 
sophisticated international attacks how vulnerable is the UK to "cyber 
warfare". Why did a Chinese state telecommunications company briefly 'hijack' 
most of the world's internet traffic one day last year? Producer: David Lewis 
Reporter: Stephen Grey.



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