The al-Qaeda terrorist group has released a video to train its militants to avoid detection by intelligence agencies using Edward Snowden’s leaks about the West’s spying techniques. According to the Daily Mail on Tuesday, the terrorist group released a detailed video instruction on how to avoid being tracked, introducing anti-detection software packages and citing the US and UK and companies that cooperate with their intelligence agencies. The video is based on the information disclosed by the former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, Edward Snowden, about Washingtons extensive digital spying. The video urges militants to be aware of digital spying as it can pose a serious challenge to the effectiveness of the al-Qaeda terrorist plans. “Every Mujahed that does not take the right precautions can be a tool in the hand of the enemy. With his phone, tablet or laptop the enemy can listen/record all conversations and meetings,” the video warns. Commentators say that Snowden’s disclosure of the West’s spying techniques has raised alarm for Takfiri terrorists, making them conscious of digital security issues. “We are in a cyber arms race with the terrorists and the security agencies have to be always one step ahead of the jihadists who only need to be lucky once to score a terrorist hit,” said Adrian Culley, a former agent in the UK Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit. Snowden’s revelations of US spying activities The issues of digital surveillance and privacy protection have been in the limelight since Snowden began leaking classified intelligence documents in June 2013. He revealed that the NSA had been collecting the phone records of millions of Americans and foreign nationals as well as political leaders around the world. Snowden’s leaks were mainly concerned with huge electronic surveillance programs by the NSA and its allies all around the world. Following Snowden’s revelations, tech companies opted for encrypting their services to block government surveillance. Also, many countries, including Germany and Russia, turned to paper communications in a bid to avoid detection. Other countries intensified their own surveillance programs to outflank the US one or decided to monitor the activities of the US tech companies operating in their territories.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 04:44:07 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015