外媒:美国有军方配景的公司在500多款应用中植入跟踪软件(3)
"Anomaly Six is a veteran-owned small business that processes and visualizes location data sourced from mobile devices for analytics and insights," the company said in response to questions for this article. "We leverage detailed location data from numerous first-party sources to provide insights into groups, behaviors, and patterns."
美国当局拿着手机用户数据能做什么?
固然Babel Street和Anomaly Six的一波内斗,只袒暴露美国信息监控的冰山一角,但我们能够看到美国背后这些公司到底在干什么。
据悉,Babel Street和Anomaly Six的产物综合各类情报收集方法,将以相对传统的方法收集到的情报与社交媒体数据、卫星图像和私营部分的消费者数据团结起来。
种种信息整合后,搜集成所谓的“糊口模式”阐明,这样就可以对潜在情报方针的习惯和行为有更充实的相识,进而为预测他们将来的行为提供大概性。
从应用措施中提取的数据中,每部手机凡是都有一个字母数字标识符,该标识符与手机所有者的姓名没有关联。可是跟着手机利用时间推移,可以让阐明人员揣度出它的所有权——譬喻,手机在晚上的位置和晚上大概是手机拥有者居住的处所。
In the data drawn from apps, each cellphone is typically represented by an alphanumeric identifier that isn't linked to the name of the cellphone's owner. But the movement patterns of a phone over time can allow analysts to deduce its ownership—for example, where the phone is located during the evenings and overnight is likely where the phone-owner lives。
《华尔街日报》上个月就报道过,作为美国陆军项目标一部门,学术研究人员利用Babel Street的软件可以或许监控到俄罗斯军事设施中设备的移动环境。
A group of academic researchers using Babel Street's software were able to monitor the movement of devices at Russian military facilities as part of a project for the US Army, the Journal also reported last month。
手机用户基础不知道,当他们安装天气应用措施、游戏或任何其他看似无害的应用措施时,他们的私人位置数据将被收集、出售和阐明。
这些年来,要说“网络窃密”,美国敢说第二,没人敢说第一。
“方程式”和“索伦之眼”等高威胁组织,靠山是美国;曾活着界掀起轩然大波的“棱镜门”事件,始作俑者是美国;动辄对他国动员“网络战”的,照旧美国……如今500多款应用中植入跟踪软件,美国军方依旧脱不了干系。