official app 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference Beginning on Sunday (6) in Egypt (COP27), it can be used by local governments to monitor participants who oppose local government. The warning was issued by cybersecurity experts.
With thousands of downloads, COP27 implementation Requires a set of permissions to install. Access to emails, photos and user’s location are among the available data for requirements, data. egypt president🇧🇷 Abdul Fatah Halil El Sisi🇧🇷
in an interview with GuardGennie Gebhart, director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said that requests are not necessary for the software to work. data use to track attendees“I can’t think of a single good reason why they need these permissions,” he said.
The same concern was expressed by Hussein Baoumi, Amnesty International representative. According to him, researchers examining the app found that the program was able to access cameras, microphone, location data, and the smartphone’s Bluetooth, in addition to pairing two different apps.
surveillance history
fears, data tracked by the official COP27 application is used to monitor conference participants It gained strength after the mass arrests of protesters and activists that took place in Egypt before the event. Also, the country has a history of digital surveillance.
As the British newspaper recalls, telephone operators operating on Egyptian territory are obliged to provide the government with access to calls, text messages and user data. It is monitored, including web traffic. Block 500+ sites🇧🇷
Human Rights Watch was another organization that raised awareness on this issue. risks of surveillance against human rights activists and Egyptian citizens Contrary to the Al-Sisi regime when installing the application.
Source: Tec Mundo
