Washington’s BlogTook Screenshots of Whistleblowers’ Computers Every 7 Seconds for YEARS
We reported in 2012:
When one of the most respected radiologists in America – the former head of the radiology department at Yale University – attempted to blow the whistle on the fact that the FDA had approved a medical device manufactured by General Electric because it put out massive amounts of radiation, the FDA installed spyware to record his private emails and surfing activities (including installing cameras to snap pictures of his screen), and then used the information to smear him and other whistleblowers.
Democracy Now did a good segment on this scandal in 2012:
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/03/fda-spies-whistleblowers-protect-big-pharma.html
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“…….the FDA installed spyware to record his private emails and surfing activities (including installing cameras to snap pictures of his screen), and then used the information to smear him and other whistleblowers.”
You mean they actually beat the NSA to it?