Johannesburg council members raise concerns about digital spying activities as allegations of espionage and misuse of equipment emerge.
chair of chairs Lloyd Phillips says he believes there are people spying on councillors using digital forensic equipment.question during a media briefing in the Group Forensic and Investigation Service equilibrium in Braamfontein yesterday.authorised a probe into the conduct of GFIS as well as former city leaders who are alleged to have misused the corruption-busting entity.-led administration of secretly spending R20 million on digital forensic equipment, which was used to spy on councillors.
“If you are asking me personally if I believe [there are spies], there has to be, because we have spy equipment.”“The point here is that councillors and officials are at risk with having this kind of equipment around because now our privacy is basically being invaded,” he said. ” He said the finance department would decide what to do with the equipment to salvage some of the money used to buy it.
Makhubele said she was one of the people targeted by the spy equipment. She said there was a 200-page report done on her which analysed her life, her cellphone and everything she does.
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