Thai police seeking spyware that will help it monitor chat applications

[tomacht8]

3 hours ago, witsmaa said:

Would be an idea to switch to Telegram instead of the chinese operated Line app? 

You sure?

I thought Line is Japanese ?

Now South Korean.

 

Line, a messaging app made by South Korea's Naver Corp. that took off in Japan, just crossed 100 million users globally 19 months after it originally launched. The app is one of the leading contenders in smartphone messaging in Asia and faces off against Tencent's WeChat and KakaoTalk.

 

WeChat is chinese.

Edited August 10, 2021 by tomacht8

[chalawaan]

Telegram app is the way to go, Putin could not block it plus it has amazing security features like vanishing messages etc. Whatsapp is vulnerable to the Pegasus spyware, and Line for inane chatter only.

[tingtong]

14 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

Welcome to the future folks, nothing will be private soon, will they need a court order to "monitor" the chat services or will the monitoring be done on the whim of the government and go unchallenged?

 

 

Who is there( or dare?) to challenge sincerely yours Prayuth the 1st? 

[mikebell]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Police will use the application to monitor and

identify future victims for interrogation and extra-curricular fining.

[RubbaJohnny]

On 8/10/2021 at 10:42 AM, Dmaxdan said:

Ahh let the the paranoia commence! 

As stated in the article, this is about organized crime, not grumpy old expats bickering on internet forums.

First they came for the Bridge players...LOL

 

Link from now underground site 

 

Pattaya has barely seen the like of it since the infamous bust ...

https://forum.thaivisa.com › ... › Pattaya › Pattaya News

 

1.  

Jul 25, 2560 BE — Pattaya has barely seen the like of it since the infamous bust of the foreign bridge players in February last year 

[steven100]

On 8/10/2021 at 10:14 AM, webfact said:

organized crime and drug smugglers

if it catches drug addicts, smugglers and crime gangs then it's a plus.  If you have nothing to hide or your not involved in any illegal activity on-line then why worry. 

[Orinoco]

8 minutes ago, steven100 said:

if it catches drug addicts, smugglers and crime gangs then it's a plus.  If you have nothing to hide or your not involved in any illegal activity on-line then why worry. 

State control, that's the problem.

The state will hide behind all you mentioned.

but will also gather information on you, for a latter date.

Big brother, is a coming.

 

[phetphet]

That's probably why they won't allow it. 

Tried Apple's new hide my email settings the other day. Got a message along the lines of " won't work in your location."

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

if it catches drug addicts, smugglers and crime gangs then it's a plus.  If you have nothing to hide or your not involved in any illegal activity on-line then why worry. 

Legalise and tax all drugs ......... problem gone.

[PremiumLane]

On 8/10/2021 at 10:31 AM, ThailandRyan said:

Big brother is watching.  Men in black and helicopters will be running surveillance, people will dissappear, oh wait that was a movie with Will Smith....sorry false alarm. What are these people doing, shades of the old USSR, and a page from the N. Korean Rocketmans play book.  A new security wing to be formed called the.......well you get the point.

A page from the NSA's book in the USA - look at how much surveillance they do on a global scale 

[connda]

Thai police seeking spyware that will help it monitor chat applications

 

Contact Mossad.  They probably have the best on the market.  "Backdoors?"  Well, yeah, but it comes with the price.

[connda]

Ops!  And Thailand has now jettisoned any rebuttal that they are anything but embracing full totalitarianism. 

"We weren't invited to Biden's Democracy Forum!  <tears>"

Well, yeah?

[connda]

On 8/11/2021 at 3:46 PM, RubbaJohnny said:

First they came for the Bridge players

That's rich!  Thank you!

[david555]

On 8/10/2021 at 11:56 AM, thanaka said:

So much missinformation here..

 

First off, governments don't get to decide what they want to track. Vulnerabilities do. You can't just decide to 'track whatsapp', or any other messenger application. That's not how it works. They are all peer to peer encrypted. Reference software is called Pegasus because it's a trojan. It has to be installed locally to work. You want to be safe? Get a phone no one uses like Blackberry. No one writes trojans for it because no one uses it. Highly customised android probably will do as well. 

 

There are ways around it. VPN is NOT one of them. These trojans don't get installed 'over IP' lol. 'Just install VPN'. No that's not how any of this works. I'm baffled by some people here recommending their VPN's, what names and talk about discounts as if they are selling them #AD.

 

These trojans use vulnerabilities like webkit or iMessage. Meaning they get installed when your phone either processes (receives) a message or when you visit a certain page. Using a VPN for this situation is like building a wall when the attack is from above. It's a remedy for your feelings but practically absolutely useless

 

I really wish some people would just stay silent when they don't know anything about what they are talking about. You are scaring people with completely wrong information and give wrong solutions that don't work

So ...mor prom ...? Free int. Vacc. certificate our free gift.? ????????????

[Artisi]

On 8/10/2021 at 11:03 AM, 2long said:

Don't forget the submarines!

That's correct, need the klongs patrolled - you never know what devious things  are going on.... 

[Dogmatix]

The Israelis are always happy to supply this type of technology to Thailand and other non-Muslim countries.

[Artisi]

On 8/10/2021 at 12:01 PM, spidermike007 said:

Line is likely a wide open book already. Whats app has some exception, and telegram far more. It would take quite an investment, I would guess, and then it would take some skill to operate it. Let us hope this does not happen. Or let us hope the companies that sell this software have a shred of decency, and know better than to sell it to a desperate, waning, failed, despot regime. 

I wouldn't worry to much, if maned by the same people who organised the online 90 day reporting, registering for covid vaccinations etc., there will be no worthwhile data coming in from the policing... 

[tgw]

14 hours ago, steven100 said:

if it catches drug addicts, smugglers and crime gangs then it's a plus.  If you have nothing to hide or your not involved in any illegal activity on-line then why worry. 

if a traffic cop follows you around for long enough, he will find a way to give you a ticket, even if you are a very good driver.

 

private communication needs to be protected from search without probable cause by law enforcement.

[SpaceKadet]

15 hours ago, steven100 said:

if it catches drug addicts, smugglers and crime gangs then it's a plus.  If you have nothing to hide or your not involved in any illegal activity on-line then why worry. 

If you have nothing to hide, then just give me all your email passwords, and bank login details.

 

You are not the one who decides if you have nothing to hide, the government does.... likewise for "illegal" activities.

[Karma80]

Signal App for messaging. Line for petty useless daily stuff with envelope sealing turned on. 

Protonmail or Tutanota for email.

Brave / Duck Duck Go browser.

Password manager that has to be unlocked if you are stopped.

Quality VPN.

Disk and file encryption.

 

Privacy is eroded every day. No need to make it easy for big data or governments.

 

[ChrisP24]

And maybe work out a secret code language.  A code using only Emojis could be interesting.....

 

Casino - Phone Call Code - YouTube

 

[spidermike007]

3 hours ago, Artisi said:

I wouldn't worry to much, if maned by the same people who organised the online 90 day reporting, registering for covid vaccinations etc., there will be no worthwhile data coming in from the policing... 

Exactly my thoughts! Hard to even imagine anything to do with the Thai army, the Thai FBI, the goombah cops, or the security apparatus being efficient, effective or scary. Unless one is really indiscrete or very reckless.

 

One great thing we all have going for us! 

[RJRS1301]

7 hours ago, tgw said:

if a traffic cop follows you around for long enough, he will find a way to give you a ticket, even if you are a very good driver.

 

private communication needs to be protected from search without probable cause by law enforcement.

Probable cause?/ Thailand?? oxymoron