Countries buying software to spy on citizens around globe

By Rudy Takala

Published October 16, 2015 10:37pm ET

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Countries buying software to spy on citizens around globe — The researchers identified 32 countries where "at least one" government entity was using the hacking software, called FinFisher. (AP Photo) | M. Spencer Green

Advanced spying abilities have become available to tinpot dictators around the world thanks to a German company selling them the technology, according to a report by researchers at Citizen Lab of the University of Toronto.

The researchers identified 32 countries where “at least one” government entity was using the software, called FinFisher. The software allows users to log keystrokes and access microphones and cameras on infected computers, among other things.

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