U.S. man sues Ethiopian officials for tapping Skype calls and using ‘spyware’ on his computer

[unhappycamper]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/18/u-s-man-sues-ethiopian-officials-for-tapping-skype-calls-and-using-spyware-on-his-computer/



U.S. man sues Ethiopian officials for tapping Skype calls and using ‘spyware’ on his computer
By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 18:00 EST

A lawsuit filed on Tuesday accuses Ethiopia of infecting a US man’s computer with “spyware” as part of a campaign to gather intelligence about those critical of the government.

“We have clear evidence of a foreign government secretly infiltrating an American’s computer in America, listening to his calls and obtaining access to a wide swath of his private life,” said attorney Nate Cardozo of Internet rights group Electronic Freedom Foundation.

“The current Ethiopian government has a well-documented history of human rights violations against anyone it sees as political opponents.”

The computer of a U.S. citizen living in the state of Maryland was targeted with malicious software that monitored use and snooped on calls made using Internet telephone service Skype, the suit charges.

[DetlefK]

1. Spying on a foreigner's phone-calls is something bad now? Don't let Merkel hear that.