電腦為你打開一扇窗口

當年，上網的那個盒子（或者該叫做解碼器什麼的）上是有開關的。後來，那個開關失效了。我還認為是出了故障。打電話到網絡公司，詢問為什麼開關無效了。他們回答是我們把它取消了。我奇怪：這是為什麼？他們不吭聲。我更感覺奇怪了。

現在的盒子上就沒有了那個開關。

下面的報道就讓你猜測，它為什麼沒有開關大概是和某種東西相聯繫的。

據報道說，現在的間諜軟件可以自動把你電腦上的攝像頭打開，麥克風打開。你在鍵盤上錄入的所有東西都是它記錄的目標。如果你有開關，隨時關閉它，那麼，間諜軟件工作起來就不太方便了。你把cable拔了不行嗎？當然可以，但那是太麻煩，許多人就免了。

有報道說：

FinSpy, named after a line of code in its software, is a surveillance tool that infects computers to capture screenshots, log keystrokes, record Skype conversations and activate cameras and microphones. Gamma Group, a British company, makes the software and markets it to law enforcement agencies as a lawful way to monitor criminals.

想為外國服務的第幾縱隊的人，日子可能不太好過了。想跑掉，不太容易啦！對於潛在的恐怖分子進行監視，這是完全必要的，也是符合人類的良知。

見下面的報道，哪些國家境內的服務器安裝了該類軟件，這已經被確定了。美國、加拿大、澳洲、英國和日本都在其中。其他的不羅列了。目前沒有確定擁有該服務器的國家，不意味着那個政府不用它。當然，一個國家境內的服務器安裝了該軟件和這個國家的政府在用它，畢竟不是一個概念，但二者經常有某種聯繫。

Surveillance software FinSpy discovered in 25 countries

By Jacob Kastrenakes

Intrusion and surveillance software FinSpy has been found to be in use in 25 countries, including many with dubious human rights records. Researchers from The Citizen Lab found command and control servers for FinSpy — also known as FinFisher — across the globe after beginning analysis on a suspicious email targeting Bahraini activists. The software can capture information such as passwords and audio from Skype calls, which it then sends back to a server.

The FinSpy software is made by Gamma Group International in Munich, Germany, but is sold through a subsidiary in the United Kingdom. The surveillance tool is marketed for law enforcement, but has been used to target opposition groups and activists, something that has drawn concern over the software's distribution to select governments. As the report notes, an unregulated market for selling surveillance software globally presents significant risks to cyber attack, as US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper discussed yesterday.

Gamma Group claims that what the researchers discovered is not part of its software line, but that one specific instance was in fact a stolen copy of an old version of the product. However, The Citizen Lab calls into question Gamma Group's claims because of strong links between strains of the software and known FinSpy servers.

The software presents significant risks for cyber attack

The servers identified by the organization were located in Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Qatar, Serbia, Singapore, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam. Though a server location doesn't explicitly mean that the corresponding country is using FinSpy, Gamma Group does only sell its product to governments.

FinSpy has been found to affect computers through fake software update prompts, and by hiding in what appears to be an image file that is relevant to the person being phished. With the sale of software like FinSpy largely unregulated, the possibility of its use as a spying tool for means outside of law enforcement is a continued risk.