The Venezuelan Government Is Spying On Everyone

Venezuela tapped 1.5 million phone lines. It’s just the start, experts warn. © Albert Gea/Reuters 

Caracus Chronicle: The Maduro Administration Is Spying on Everyone  

A strange transparency report published by Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica shows how its Venezuelan subsidiary allowed the government to intervene over 20% of their subscribers phone lines. Here are the dirty details 

A transparency report recently published by Telefónica, the parent company of Movistar Venezuela, revealed indiscriminate and massive interceptions of the private communications of their Venezuelan subscribers, by order of security government agencies. 

According to the document, in 2021 Telefónica intercepted the communications of over 1.5 million (1,584,547) subscribers in Venezuela, more than 20% of Movistar telephone/internet accounts. 

These interventions were carried out by order of the government of Nicolás Maduro and included intercepting or “tapping” calls, monitoring SMS, giving the location of people through their cell phones and/or monitoring their internet traffic. 

Interventions in other countries in the region included in the report don’t even get close to 1%.  

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Update: Venezuela tapped 1.5 million phone lines. It’s just the start, experts warn (Washington Post)  

WNU Editor: Only 20% are tapped? I thought all of their phone lines were being monitored.