Edward Snowden offers an anti-spy app for smartphones
The man who exposed the massive Internet spying by the American agency NSA in 2013, developed Haven. Its software - free on Android - detects and records any physical intrusion near the smartphone on which it is downloaded. iPhones are not forgotten.
Here is a mobile app for those who fear being physically spied on and its author is none other than Edward Snowden. The man who exposed the massive espionage of the American intelligence agency NSA in 2013, developed Haven. This application transforms a smartphone into a portable and electronic "snitch" or "watchdog", detecting any physical intrusion in its vicinity, in your absence.
It was designed "for investigative journalists, human rights defenders or even people who could be victims of enforced disappearances, in order to create a new form of collective immunity", specifies the site of presentation of the app, available only for Android smartphones Obviously for Edward Snowden, monitoring his physical environment is as important as protecting computer exchanges.
Smartphone sensors detect noise or vibration
This software uses numerous smartphone sensors (camera, microphone, light sensors, accelerometer) to detect any change in its immediate environment: noise, movement , vibration, or light, which may indicate an intrusion.
In the event of a "suspicious" detection, the application can remotely send an encrypted message to its owner via Signal secure messaging. The user can also use the Tor web browser (usually used to circumvent Internet censorship) to remotely access the data stored on the smartphone. Edward Snowden is indeed well placed to know that it is risky to store sensitive data in the internet servers of cloud service providers...
Uses for home surveillance
For those who only use an iPhone, it is advisable to bring a low-cost Android smartphone and download Haven on it to turn it into an electronic "snitch". It will then be necessary to download the Signal messaging software to the iPhone to receive the notifications sent remotely by the Haven software of the Android telephone dedicated to surveillance.
Finally, Haven can also be used for classic home surveillance applications, even remotely listening to noises in the room of a young child who is supposed to be sleeping...
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