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Dein Handy als Spion! Wie uns mächtige Überwachungsprogramme heimlich ausforschen –
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Die unsichtbare Gefahr: Wer uns wirklich überwacht und wie Sie sich schützen können
In einer Welt, die zunehmend digital vernetzt ist, verschwimmen die Grenzen zwischen Komfort und Überwachung. Die frontal-Dokumentation „Heimlich überwacht – Wie Konzerne und Staat unsere Daten sammeln“ beleuchtet das beunruhigende Ausmaß, in dem unser Alltag zum gläsernen Leben wird. Was als bequeme Dienstleistung beginnt, entpuppt sich oft als ein subtiles, aber mächtiges Kontrollinstrument.
Wir alle nutzen sie: Smartphones, Smart-TVs, digitale Sprachassistenten und Fitness-Tracker. Doch jedes dieser Geräte ist ein potenzieller Spion in unserem Zuhause. Die Sendung deckt auf, wie große Technologiekonzerne – von Suchmaschinenriesen bis hin zu Social-Media-Plattformen – im Sekundentakt intime Details über unsere Gewohnheiten, Bewegungen, Vorlieben und sogar unseren Gesundheitszustand sammeln. Diese Datenspuren werden zu hochpräzisen Profilen verdichtet, die weit über das hinausgehen, was wir bereit wären, freiwillig preiszugeben. Es geht nicht nur um Werbung, sondern um die Fähigkeit, unser Verhalten vorherzusagen und gezielt zu beeinflussen.
Doch die Überwachung endet nicht bei den privaten Konzernen. Ein Schwerpunkt der Sendung liegt auf dem wachsenden Einsatz von Überwachungstechnologien durch staatliche Stellen und Sicherheitsbehörden. Von der flächendeckenden Videoüberwachung im öffentlichen Raum über den Einsatz biometrischer Erkennungssysteme bis hin zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung – der Ruf nach mehr Sicherheit führt mancherorts zu einer massiven Aushöhlung der Bürgerrechte. frontal beleuchtet kritisch, welche neuen Befugnisse sich Ermittlungsbehörden verschaffen und inwiefern der Einsatz von Staatstrojanern und anderer Spähsoftware in private Kommunikationsräume eindringt. Experten warnen vor einer schleichenden Normalisierung der Totalüberwachung unter dem Deckmantel von Terrorabwehr und Kriminalitätsbekämpfung.
Die Dokumentation zeigt erschreckende Fallbeispiele aus Deutschland und Europa, in denen Bürger unwissentlich überwacht wurden oder deren Daten missbraucht wurden. Sie lässt Whistleblower, Datenschützer und IT-Sicherheitsexperten zu Wort kommen, die das System der digitalen Überwachung kritisch hinterfragen. Dabei wird klar: Viele der gesammelten Daten sind nicht nur ein wertvolles Handelsgut, sondern auch hochgradig missbrauchsanfällig. Ein Datenleck kann existenzbedrohende Folgen haben.
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Dein Handy als Spion! Wie uns mächtige Überwachungsprogramme heimlich ausforschen –
Die Schock-Doku
Die unsichtbare Gefahr: Wer uns wirklich überwacht und wie Sie sich schützen können
In einer Welt, die zunehmend digital vernetzt ist, verschwimmen die Grenzen zwischen Komfort und Überwachung. Die frontal-Dokumentation „Heimlich überwacht – Wie Konzerne und Staat unsere Daten sammeln“ beleuchtet das beunruhigende Ausmaß, in dem unser Alltag zum gläsernen Leben wird. Was als bequeme Dienstleistung beginnt, entpuppt sich oft als ein subtiles, aber mächtiges Kontrollinstrument.
Wir alle nutzen sie: Smartphones, Smart-TVs, digitale Sprachassistenten und Fitness-Tracker. Doch jedes dieser Geräte ist ein potenzieller Spion in unserem Zuhause. Die Sendung deckt auf, wie große Technologiekonzerne – von Suchmaschinenriesen bis hin zu Social-Media-Plattformen – im Sekundentakt intime Details über unsere Gewohnheiten, Bewegungen, Vorlieben und sogar unseren Gesundheitszustand sammeln. Diese Datenspuren werden zu hochpräzisen Profilen verdichtet, die weit über das hinausgehen, was wir bereit wären, freiwillig preiszugeben. Es geht nicht nur um Werbung, sondern um die Fähigkeit, unser Verhalten vorherzusagen und gezielt zu beeinflussen.
Doch die Überwachung endet nicht bei den privaten Konzernen. Ein Schwerpunkt der Sendung liegt auf dem wachsenden Einsatz von Überwachungstechnologien durch staatliche Stellen und Sicherheitsbehörden. Von der flächendeckenden Videoüberwachung im öffentlichen Raum über den Einsatz biometrischer Erkennungssysteme bis hin zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung – der Ruf nach mehr Sicherheit führt mancherorts zu einer massiven Aushöhlung der Bürgerrechte. frontal beleuchtet kritisch, welche neuen Befugnisse sich Ermittlungsbehörden verschaffen und inwiefern der Einsatz von Staatstrojanern und anderer Spähsoftware in private Kommunikationsräume eindringt. Experten warnen vor einer schleichenden Normalisierung der Totalüberwachung unter dem Deckmantel von Terrorabwehr und Kriminalitätsbekämpfung.
Die Dokumentation zeigt erschreckende Fallbeispiele aus Deutschland und Europa, in denen Bürger unwissentlich überwacht wurden oder deren Daten missbraucht wurden. Sie lässt Whistleblower, Datenschützer und IT-Sicherheitsexperten zu Wort kommen, die das System der digitalen Überwachung kritisch hinterfragen. Dabei wird klar: Viele der gesammelten Daten sind nicht nur ein wertvolles Handelsgut, sondern auch hochgradig missbrauchsanfällig. Ein Datenleck kann existenzbedrohende Folgen haben.
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00:00Imagine someone always knows where you are.
00:05Whether in the office
00:06or celebrate.
00:12Every mobile phone, every text message, every step.
00:17What if your boss could secretly track when you arrive at work and when you leave?
00:23And where are you when you're not there?
00:26We can listen to all incoming and outgoing calls.
00:30Redirect incoming and outgoing SMS messages and also the data stream.
00:36The company First Web promises that its surveillance software can track and monitor smartphones.
00:44On behalf of government agencies, so everything is done according to law.
00:49If I want to take over someone else's WhatsApp account, it's very easy.
00:52A data set shows that First Web Software was apparently used to spy on people worldwide for years.
01:00Impossible, I still find it impossible. You can't do that.
01:04This international investigation uncovers the secret of mass telephone surveillance.
01:10and sheds light on the dubious dealings of a little-known German-led company based in Jakarta.
01:17Our research takes us from Red Bull via the Vatican to a surveillance trade fair in Prague.
01:27I mustn't even know about the project, otherwise I could go to prison.
01:34Frontal. Tracked.
01:36We're in Prague. A surveillance trade fair is taking place in the Czech capital. We're going there.
01:47Because we have information that mainly between 2007 and 2014
01:54Apparently, more than 14,000 mobile phone numbers in 168 countries were queried.
02:01In total, more than 1.5 million times.
02:05And all of this presumably using software from a company that is promoting its services at the surveillance trade fair.
02:12Their name? First Web.
02:15Journalists are not allowed on ISS World. Only accredited personnel have access.
02:21The only way to find out anything is to film with a hidden camera and a fabricated identity.
02:27A reporter from Lighthouse Reports poses as a middleman,
02:32who is interested in First Web's software.
02:36At the booth of the company Günther R., the sales manager explains,
02:41Directly infecting mobile phones is not so easy and, above all, very expensive.
02:46We are talking about costs of $25,000 for infecting a device.
02:52Provided they have the right device.
02:54Perhaps they should change their approach or their concept.
03:01What follows is a discussion about what First Web has to offer.
03:07They can scrutinize his environment by monitoring his normal phone calls.
03:12Because they can see who he calls and who calls him.
03:18Who sends him text messages or whether someone only uses WhatsApp.
03:21Then the First Webmanager becomes concrete.
03:26With our Selective Intercept Tool product, I can prevent
03:30that someone receives their one-time password.
03:34First, I block his text messages and then forward the password to my number.
03:40That way I can take over his WhatsApp.
03:42With all addresses, all messages.
03:45When the reporter wants to know more about how that's supposed to work, things get technical.
03:49We use a connection to SS7 to perform our network-based queries.
03:56If we mark the target, we can listen to all incoming and outgoing calls and text messages.
04:02And we can redirect the data.
04:05If I want to take over someone else's WhatsApp account, it's very easy.
04:08Is that really possible?
04:12Eavesdropping, tracking, intercepting SMS messages.
04:15And all this via a mobile communication standard with the cryptic name SS7?
04:22We ask the renowned security researcher Carsten Nohl.
04:26He had already pointed out the serious weaknesses of SS7 in the NSA affair.
04:31SS7 is an established, very old technology, a cornerstone of mobile networks,
04:38Information has been exchanged between networks and countries since the 1980s.
04:45Today, SS7 is the Achilles' heel of mobile networks, where the biggest privacy and security problems arise.
04:52There are approximately 1000 mobile network operators and 4500 networks worldwide.
04:58They are all connected.
05:00When a call comes from one network to another, they exchange so-called signaling data via SS7.
05:08For example, the phone number and location of the smartphone.
05:11The problem is who has access to a network and the technical skills,
05:17It can query location data via SS7, intercept SMS messages or redirect calls without the mobile phone owner noticing.
05:26The suspicion was that such surveillance methods were made possible with the help of First Web Software.
05:32At least that's what the data we have suggests.
05:36Red Bull.
05:38Not just the world's best-selling energy drink.
05:41Not only a sponsor of hundreds of athletes, but also by far Austria's most valuable brand.
05:47Estimated brand value over 19 billion US dollars.
05:55Andreas Gall was CEO and Chief Technology Officer of Red Bull Media House for many years.
06:02We found his number in the First Web dataset.
06:05According to the data, he was tracked 166 times between 2007 and 2013.
06:11Passing in London, New York, Las Vegas and Munich.
06:16We'll show him where he was located.
06:21That's where I live. That's where I spend my time. That's my environment, my family, my team, my friends.
06:26I walked around Hundgasse. This place is my private center of life.
06:30And that's what causes the annoyance.
06:32Because he says, okay, why doesn't anyone call me, where are you?
06:34Instead, he does it in a sneaky, secret way.
06:39And that's not okay at all.
06:42The dataset, which Lighthouse Reports shared with international research partners,
06:48The article mentions over 20 former and current Red Bull employees who were monitored during this period.
06:54During work, on vacation, at various times.
06:59Among them was Tim Lange, then head of entertainment at the Red Bull-owned channel ServusTV.
07:05The fact that I was tracked without my knowledge and that someone actually had access to my private mobile phone,
07:14The fact that they came to see where I was scared me.
07:18I found that unacceptable. So I still find it unacceptable.
07:22That's not possible.
07:25And obviously over a certain period of time.
07:28And the whole thing was also documented.
07:30It is striking that those monitored were primarily managers.
07:35Tracking was sometimes even automated, some for many years.
07:41And that wasn't just a keyword, but there is obviously a list,
07:45where you can still see today when and where I was.
07:50I think that's terrible.
07:53It is of course obvious that one would think that this was probably the employer.
07:59I have no proof of that.
08:00That would be even worse for me, because it concerns my private mobile phone.
08:06On the one hand, that's the hurtful aspect: why should anyone care?
08:11And then the second question: Did I perhaps do anything at that time?
08:16where I could make someone feel like they have to control it,
08:19Did I actually work?
08:21Nonsense.
08:22Who would have an interest in tracking more than 20 Red Bull employees?
08:30We'll ask the beverage manufacturer.
08:32He states that Red Bull Media House was indeed supported by First Web in 2008 and 2009.
08:40However, this only applies to the towing of motorcycles and snowmobiles for two events in Romania.
08:47As well as a small market analysis.
08:49It cost 6000 euros.
08:52No further cooperation with First Web is apparent.
08:57Red Bull writes, however,
08:59Should you have any further information, we would be happy to review it.
09:04Back to Prague for the surveillance trade fair.
09:08First Web advertises itself as a leading global provider of mobile messaging and location tracking.
09:16Specifically for security authorities.
09:19The Lighthouse reporter pretends to want to do business with First Web and asks about surveillance software.
09:26Allegedly for the West African country of Niger, whose regime came to power through a coup.
09:31and for a private gold mine owner who wants to have troublesome environmental activists monitored.
09:38But does that work for monitoring if you have a contact?
09:46Tracking and eavesdropping devices are treated like weapons.
09:50You need an end-user certificate; this is handled as if you were selling a rocket.
09:56It is not permitted to deliver goods from Europe or the USA to sanctioned countries and individuals in Africa who are subject to export restrictions.
10:06I mustn't even know about the project, otherwise I could go to prison.
10:13Initially, First Web Manager Günther R. is skeptical.
10:17After some back and forth, he does see an opportunity for a business deal.
10:20When we conduct such business, a deal like this typically goes through Jakarta, for example.
10:27And the signature comes from our Indian General Manager because we will never know about this project.
10:35Niger is on the EU sanctions list.
10:38Like other countries whose governments violate human rights, wage war, support terrorism, or threaten international security interests.
10:49Therefore, exports there are prohibited.
10:56One day later. Back at the trade fair.
10:59Johnny G. is also here this time. A German, managing director since at least 2012.
11:06Günther R. tries to make the supposed Niger deal palatable to his boss.
11:10If, if you and I and E know nothing about it, for a delivery to Niger.
11:21Niger?
11:22It's on the sanctions list. But what if we don't know about it and E does it?
11:27If they do that, it has to be from Jakarta.
11:32Our research partners are following up.
11:35So you're doing this so you can say you knew nothing about it if someone looks at the contract?
11:40Yes Yes Yes.
11:42When it comes to payment, the boss of First Web suggests it would be better to involve someone else.
11:49We don't know who the middleman sold to. It's still a dark gray area.
12:00It's the only way we can protect ourselves in any way.
12:07The reporters say goodbye and promise to get back in touch.
12:15Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
12:18First Web is headquartered in this building.
12:22The data we have, as well as leaked emails, show this.
12:26The company's surveillance software was used in countries such as Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand.
12:33Countries with a dubious reputation when it comes to freedom of expression or human rights.
12:41But tracking attempts also took place in Germany.
12:44German numbers were affected over 4,200 times.
12:49More than 1,200 of them directly in Germany.
12:54The location was traced right into the heart of politics.
12:58To the Paul-Löbe-Haus, where members of parliament have their offices.
13:02Even the current BND headquarters appears in the data.
13:08Exactly who was monitored remains unclear.
13:11Has a very special state also shown interest in First Web's services?
13:24The Vatican.
13:26Corruption and mismanagement in the Vatican became public in 2012.
13:32And Pope Benedict found himself in a difficult position.
13:35What has become known in recent days from my staff in the Curia and myself,
13:43They filled my heart with sadness.
13:47Investigative journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi spent years researching secret financial and power structures in the Vatican.
13:54Through Paolo Gabriele, the Pope's valet, he obtains top-secret documents and letters.
14:05Nuzzi analyzes them and publishes a book that causes a worldwide sensation.
14:14These documents referred to some critical situations in the Vatican.
14:20Both in terms of reputation and finances.
14:24It was a worldwide scoop, because it came directly from the Pope's desk.
14:30One of the three most important desks in the world.
14:34The data set now shows that two of Nuzzi's mobile phone numbers were apparently tracked.
14:41The first time was one day after the publication of the first excerpts from his book.
14:47It happened repeatedly the following week.
14:49A total of 188 times.
14:51But who could have had an interest in it?
14:55We have received emails.
14:58They suggest that the Vatican was interested in First Web's Altamides surveillance system.
15:06On May 14, 2012, an employee of a reseller offering First Web products wrote...
15:12The informants have confirmed a meeting in Milan for 12 noon for the Altamides presentation.
15:20Please give us the numbers to check.
15:24An employee wants to know?
15:27V equals Vatican?
15:29Later, there is mention of a Vatican visit.
15:33Nuzi's number appears in our data on May 18th.
15:38On May 22nd, First Web CEO Johnny G. gets involved.
15:44He informs the reseller that an employee can provide support.
15:47P will begin tracking for the two Plus 3-9 numbers.
15:53Plus 3-9. The Italian dialing code.
15:57Then, on May 23rd, a success message arrived via email.
16:00On the same day, Nuzi's whistleblower Paolo Gabriele is arrested.
16:14Pure coincidence?
16:16Is the arrest of the papal butler actually related to the monitoring of mobile phone numbers?
16:22There was no response to inquiries regarding First Web and the Vatican's surveillance of Nuzi.
16:31The reseller states that it was not involved in the sale or use of inappropriate surveillance material.
16:42The journalist was appalled to discover that he was apparently being monitored.
16:48These types of activities have a specific goal.
16:54They are carried out because one wants to achieve something.
16:58It could be anything.
17:00For example, to identify a person in order to kidnap or attack them.
17:09Or to locate a person and their habits in order to break into their home or business premises when they are not there.
17:19It could really be anything.
17:22That's worrying.
17:23One should locate enemies, not journalists.
17:28Liechtenstein.
17:34The state-owned telephone provider Telekom Liechtenstein is headquartered in the small principality.
17:40Their network apparently served as an entry point for First Web's surveillance for decades.
17:46The data shows that Vatican whistleblower Nutzi, Red Bull Mangal and numerous other victims were tracked via Liechtenstein, among other places.
17:59Control against this abuse?
18:01Apparently absent for decades.
18:04When asked, Telekom Liechtenstein confirmed that it has been doing business with First Web for more than 20 years.
18:10No potentially abusive use of telecommunications services is known.
18:18Due to the serious allegations, Telekom Liechtenstein has immediately suspended its business relationship with First Web and blocked all services until the allegations can be clarified.
18:30We are contacting former employees of First Web.
18:35One of them agrees to speak in front of the camera.
18:38He has worked for the company for several years and wishes to keep his identity secret.
18:44That's why we only show it covertly.
18:48I worked for First Web Indonesia.
18:53Yes, I think it is definitely possible to locate opposition or political enemies.
19:00It is dangerous and very tempting for anyone who has access to the software to exploit it for personal use.
19:11As an engineer, I never knew whose number it was.
19:15We only ever saw the numbers, not the names.
19:17The research shows that First Web's surveillance technology can be used to monitor people worldwide without their knowledge.
19:30This is possible due to a security vulnerability in the mobile network.
19:34The dubious business dealings of this company, which is hardly known to the public, can be frightening.
19:39Companies like First Web are a clear attack on our information sovereignty and privacy and are still tolerated in the mobile network, still have access to SS7 networks.
19:54I am surprised that such access points still exist in Europe, such as in Liechtenstein.
20:00However, this probably has historical reasons, that business relationships have simply been going strong for a long time, and as long as no one is publicly shamed, nothing will change.
20:09We want to know what First Web has to say about the allegations. We promised we would get back to you.
20:17The reporter from Lighthouse identifies himself during an online call.
20:21I must admit that I work for a consortium of investigative journalists. Aren't there any red lines you draw?
20:34He asks whether the Vatican whistleblower Nutzi was being tracked.
20:39Did you locate Gianluigi Nutzi on behalf of the Vatican?
20:47What were the reasons for this?
20:50I have no idea who this person is. And I don't know of any connection to the Vatican either. It's all just fantasy.
21:00Then questions arose regarding the surveillance of Red Bull employees. First Web also denied any involvement in this.
21:07That's absolutely wrong. We can't track anyone at all.
21:15Our company itself can't track anything because we don't have access. We don't have access. That's not legally allowed.
21:22First Web states in writing,
21:27The company has never offered geolocation as a paid service to government agencies and operates a legal business.
21:36Resellers and customers of their products have been obligated to comply with legal requirements.
21:43First Web only sells its products to government agencies that have a legal mandate to acquire and operate such products.
21:50All these products are operated by the customers. And after installation, First Web has no access.
21:57And what about the considerations of selling surveillance software to the sanctioned regime in Niger or a fictitious private gold mine owner?
22:07First Web reports that there were misunderstandings at the trade fair in Prague.
22:12The discussion focused solely on what was technically possible.
22:16It was pointed out that a legal mandate is necessary for geolocation.
22:22Now we know that it was all fake and you just wasted our time.
22:28Later, in writing, it was stated that First Web checks all customers for compliance with sanctions before signing a contract.
22:38Regardless of what sales representatives may say verbally.
22:42First Web does not sell to repressive systems or sanctioned countries or individuals and places great importance on data security and privacy.
22:52Illegal use will not be tolerated.
22:56Whether journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi or Red Bull employees like Andreas Gall or Tim Lange.
23:03The data set shows there were hundreds of thousands of tracking events.
23:07An old vulnerability in the mobile network is the gateway for attacks on privacy.
23:15As long as this remains the case, anyone can become a target of surveillance.
23:21How would you react if you found out that your mobile phone was being secretly monitored?
23:26Maybe even from your boss?
23:29Companies are not safe from hacking attacks.
23:31State-affiliated Chinese hackers are said to have targeted the Volkswagen Group since 2010.
23:38The hackers repeatedly succeeded in penetrating deep into Volkswagen's networks and stealing intellectual property.
23:45If you want to know what sensitive data was stolen and what pandas have to do with it,
23:51Watch our video.
23:53Espionage at VW. Has China hacked the car manufacturer?
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