Part 1 | Experts warn of spying risk in AFP deal with China-backed telco
The wording of Section 2 in Globe’s contract is slightly different but does not essentially change the provision’s meaning.Section 3 – “Mislatel guaranties that the devices, equipment and/or structures installed at the site provided by the AFP shall not be used by the Co-locator and/or any other entity to obtain classified information from the AFP.”
Rappler's telco source, an information security expert with 30 years of experience in the industry, believes the addition of Section 3 to the Dito MOA implies the need to keep a closer watch on the new telco. "This shows that you already suspect the other side of doing something bad. This Section 3, it’s like a political statement that really carries no weight because basically, Sections 1 and 2 should already cover Section 3….It’s just to head off public sentiment,” he added.
“There will be attempts now by China to exploit that, okay? So Section 3 will not be a protection from that, okay? Because you gave a window of opportunity to the Chinese,” Custodio warned. “If you remember, during analog days, there was wiretapping. Even currently, in the GSM state, with all this encryption, that’s also possible already, no? And that’s not a hidden fact,” the telco source said.
“[This is] the so-called local intercept. That’s a feature on GSM, and you can be able to tap or capture [information]. But of course, those tapping equipment or wireless equipment that can do local intercept, that’s not being used here in this country if not needed,” the telco source said. “You can do local intercept wirelessly even if you’re one kilometer or 10 kilometers away, as long as I am able to put up an antenna and do a wireless scan all over the area. And as you very well know, a lot of these antennae can reach ranges from 1, 2, 5, 10 kilometers and so on. It can do a big wireless radius scan,” said the telco source.
“They will always try to look for an opportunity to slip something in,” Custodio said, referring to China Telecom.
It's not as though there's a government entity here that's actually equipped and capable of policing the integrity of Telco networks here anyway. Don't make it easy for them. Use a VPN at all times.
THEY ALL SPY ANYWAY.. AND MANY TOOLS HUMAN INTELIGENCE ..BRIBERY ETC..
Let us shower this govt with tanga and bobo awards
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