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How China uses malware to track Muslim Uighurs, even if they’ve fled the country
//2 million Muslim Uighurs have been reportedly been incarcerated in re-education camps and members of the Uighur diaspora living outside of China say the government’s mass surveillance apparatus makes it impossible to contact family members without being monitored.
//China has been using software to track Uighurs and their diaspora since 2013. The malware followed Uighurs even as they fled China.
//The software is installed on mobile devices and is taking information without the owner’s knowledge. The malware focuses specifically also on apps that are keyboards or fonts for Uighur, indicating that the targeting is happening in a very particular way.
//those who are targeted to be aware of how at-risk they might be and take necessary precautions.
Full Article: The World
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#Xinjiang #Uighurs #Apps #Surveillance #Malware #China #HumanRights
How China uses malware to track Muslim Uighurs, even if they’ve fled the country
//2 million Muslim Uighurs have been reportedly been incarcerated in re-education camps and members of the Uighur diaspora living outside of China say the government’s mass surveillance apparatus makes it impossible to contact family members without being monitored.
//China has been using software to track Uighurs and their diaspora since 2013. The malware followed Uighurs even as they fled China.
//The software is installed on mobile devices and is taking information without the owner’s knowledge. The malware focuses specifically also on apps that are keyboards or fonts for Uighur, indicating that the targeting is happening in a very particular way.
//those who are targeted to be aware of how at-risk they might be and take necessary precautions.
Full Article: The World
https://bit.ly/2Z0gttC
#Xinjiang #Uighurs #Apps #Surveillance #Malware #China #HumanRights
The World from PRX
How China uses malware to track Muslim Uighurs, even if they’ve fled
A new report found that Chinese surveillance of Uighurs started much earlier and is more comprehensive than previously thought. The World speaks to security researcher Apurva Kumar, one of the