A media investigationWIREDcame today to reveal the contents of a secret White House program. Its aim is to fight crime, but it could be thatWashington slightly abused its powerby spying on innocent citizens.
The DAS program
The White House spy operation is not new. It was previously called Hémisphère, and is now called DAS. In order to implement the program, the American government called onAT&T, which is the largest telecommunications service provider in the United States. His role in the maneuver is essential given that it consists of recording the conversations of numerous Americans, the list of which is provided by the White House. Thus, the latter paidAT&T more than 6 million dollars, this in order to obtainover a billion phone records.
All this information was revealed in a letter sent by US Senator Ron Wyden to the Department of Justice. Ron indeed questions the legality of the program, “I have serious concerns about the legality of this surveillance program, and the documents provided by the DOJ contain disturbing information that would rightly outrage many Americans and other members of Congress».
The illegality of the program would lie in the fact that the White House is spying on citizens who should not be. These are all individuals who have been in contact with a person who has themselves been in contact with a criminal. So imagine. You have a friend whose brother is a criminal and with whom he has cut ties. Under the DAS program, the mere fact that the criminal tries to make contact with your friendmay be enough for you to be tapped.
Are we also spied on in France?
Secret projects like this are essential to the country's internal security. However, this can lead to abuse as the DAS program has shown. We have known for two years now thatFrance is developing its own Pegasus, this in order to be able to activate the camera or microphone of a phone remotely. However, its use remains regulated in certain surveys. It is also possible that the software is already operational given thelaw passed by senators in June on the same subject.
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