Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Tool for detecting government spyware
About the challenge
[edit | edit source]Overcoming government secret surveillance of civillians. Detekt is a free and open source software that scans your computers for known surveillance spyware.
Description
[edit | edit source]A software tool to enable journalists, human rights and others defenders to scan their computers for known surveillance spyware has been released by Amnesty International and a coalition of human rights and technology organizations. The app was developed by German security researcher Claudio Guarnieri, and it's launched by Amnesty in Nov 2014 in partnership with civil rights and consumer protection organisations Digitale Gesellschaft from Germany, Electronic Frontier Foundation from the US and Privacy International from the UK.
Areas of impact
[edit | edit source]- Social
- Leadership & Governance
See also
[edit | edit source]- http://amnesty.org/en/news/new-tool-spy-victims-detect-government-surveillance-2014-11-20
- https://www.cnet.com/news/amnesty-anti-spyware-app-tells-you-if-the-government-is-watching-you/
| Authors | Ernesto Sun |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Organizations | Global Ecovillages NetworkGEN Africa, GENNA, GENOA |
| Ported from | https://www.ecovillage.org/solution/tool-for-detecting-government-spyware/ (original) |
| Cite as | Ernesto Sun (2025–2026). "Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Tool for detecting government spyware". Appropedia. Retrieved May 31, 2026. |