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07:53, 24-Dec-2017
Edward Snowden unveils phone app, Haven, to spy on spies
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The former National Security Agency contractor who exposed US government surveillance programs by disclosing classified material in 2013 has a new job: app developer.
Edward Snowden in a video message Friday unveiled a new phone app he helped create, called Haven, that aims to protect laptops from physical tampering.
Snowden said it is an open-source tool designed for human rights activists and other people at risk and it uses an Android phone’s sensors to detect changes in a room.
Edward Snowden unveiled a new phone app he helped create, "Haven," that aims to protect laptops from physical tampering. /VCG Photo
Edward Snowden unveiled a new phone app he helped create, "Haven," that aims to protect laptops from physical tampering. /VCG Photo
The software was developed with the Freedom of Press Foundation and the Guardian Project. It has been greeted with mixed reactions on social media, with some people celebrating its security capabilities and others saying they don’t trust Snowden.
Snowden has lived in Russia since 2013, when the country gave him asylum, resisting US pressure to extradite him.
Source(s): AP