GCHQ secretly captured images of innocent webcam users
‘GCHQ operated a secret surveillance project called Optic Nerve which
captured images from millions of Yahoo! webcam chats made between
people suspected of no crime.
Leaked documents dated from 2008 to 2010 reveal that Yahoo! was chosen because it was known to be used by “GCHQ targets”. The NSA was also involved, providing software to identify video traffic online and make screenshots searchable once intercepted.
The images were collected from 1.8 million Yahoo! accounts around the world to conduct experiments in facial recognition and to detect criminals or terror suspects who were using multiple accounts to hold webcam chats.’
Read more: GCHQ secretly captured images of innocent webcam users
Leaked documents dated from 2008 to 2010 reveal that Yahoo! was chosen because it was known to be used by “GCHQ targets”. The NSA was also involved, providing software to identify video traffic online and make screenshots searchable once intercepted.
The images were collected from 1.8 million Yahoo! accounts around the world to conduct experiments in facial recognition and to detect criminals or terror suspects who were using multiple accounts to hold webcam chats.’
Read more: GCHQ secretly captured images of innocent webcam users
NSA Spies on MILLIONS of Webcams,
Scanning People with Facial Recognition to ID Them
Covert or in your face — take you pick.
The Big Brother surveillance state uses both methods.
It seems they love us so much that the Ministry of Love feels
compelled to watch us everywhere, all the time.
No comments:
Post a Comment