FinFisher spyware was sold to authoritarian regimes to spy on dissidents, activists, and journalists β€” documented evidence
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FinFisher (FinSpy), made by the Anglo-German company Gamma International, was sold to at least 35 authoritarian governments including Bahrain, Ethiopia, and Turkmenistan. The spyware was used to monitor dissidents, journalists, and political opponents. In Bahrain, it was deployed against pro-democracy activists. An American citizen successfully sued Ethiopia for installing FinSpy on his computer while in the US. The OECD ruled Gamma violated human rights seven times. The company's entire toolkit was leaked by hackers in 2014.

FinFisher spyware was sold to authoritarian regimes to spy on dissidents, activists, and journalists

TECHΒ·December 1, 2011Β·By FinFisher / Citizen Lab InvestigatorsΒ·3.1K upvotesΒ·76 comments
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β€œWestern companies are manufacturing spyware and selling it to dictators who use it to track, arrest, and torture dissidents. This is a digital arms trade.”
β€” FinFisher / Citizen Lab InvestigatorsDecember 1, 2011Source

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