28. März 2025|
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|8 months agoSwiss Secret Service Gets Green Light for Virtual Operations
Swiss intelligence agents receive authorization to track terror suspects in online chatrooms using assumed identities, marking a significant expansion of digital surveillance capabilities.
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- Swiss intelligence agents received authorization to track terror suspects in online chatrooms using assumed identities
- The operations are deemed legal according to AB-ND audit report
- Virtual agents must meet same requirements as real-world covert operations
- FIS has been undergoing reorganization for over two years
By The Numbers
2+ years
Duration of FIS reorganization
They Said
"The existing legal basis is insufficient. The use of virtual agents would have to be explicitly and specifically regulated"
"In virtual space, deception is easier because you don't have a real counterpart"