Detekt: Amnesty / EFF Launch Tool To Spot Web Snooping

- DETEKT

What is Detekt and how does it work?

"Detekt is a free tool that scans your computer for traces of known surveillance spyware used by governments to target and monitor human rights defenders and journalists around the world. By alerting them to the fact that they are being spied on, they will have the opportunity to take precautions.

It was developed by security researchers and has been used to assist in Citizen Lab's investigations into government use of spyware against human rights defenders, journalists and activists as well as by security trainers to educate on the nature of targeted surveillance.

Amnesty International is partnering with Privacy International, Digitale Gesellschaft and the Electronic Frontier Foundation to release Detekt to the public for the first time."

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Official Sites:

https://resistsurveillance.org/
https://github.com/botherder/detekt
https://github.com/botherder/detekt/releases/latest
https://github.com/botherder/detekt/tree/master/rules

- version 1.2 download (Nov 21, 2014) .exe & sig
https://github.com/botherder/detekt/releases/tag/v1.2

* Updates appear to be frequent - bookmark & monitor:
https://github.com/botherder/detekt/releases/latest

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- Detekt Author's GPG key:

The distributed binary is signed with my personal PGP key, the public key is available at

https://nex.sx/nex.asc

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- More info/News stories:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/detekt-new-malware-detection-tool-can-expose-illegitimate-state-surveillance
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/20/amnesty-launches-detekt-app-scan-for-spyware
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/detekt-new-tool-against-government-surveillance-questions-and-answers-2014-11-20
http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/news-item/detekt-new-tool-against-government-surveillance-questions-and-answers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detekt
https://threatpost.com/detekt-tool-puts-surveillance-spyware-on-notice/109508
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/20/us-firms-accused-enabling-surveillance-central-asian-states/
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30115679
http://www.zdnet.com/amnestys-detekt-tool-wants-to-help-you-thwart-government-spying-7000036005/
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/14/11/20/2134221/amnesty-international-releases-tool-to-combat-government-spyware

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- Author's Twitter Page:

https://twitter.com/botherder