“viber” The most insecure communication application

The safety of citizens in Kosovo every day is being challenged. A large number of people are bugged, where through these wiretapping they blackmailed or misused the data.

The “viber” application remains the easiest available application and offers at least security. It has witnessed many wiretapping that have appeared in the public of politicians or citizens.

Mentor Hoxhaj, state overseer at the Agency for Personal Data Protection and privacy expert for Indexline, has detailed the types of wiretapping and how they happen in detail.

In principle, we need to sort out two issues about the responses that are made within the operator and the wiretapping that happen using different apps. The hearings that occur within the operators now that we have two, we have a good legal framework and it defines in detail how it happens and when it has the right to do so. The concerns I've been following in progress, maximumisation of licenses and the low level of safety of materials collected in case applications in secret cases. It's based on some wiretapping that's been released in public, either by textes that's been released in public, even by documents. I've had concerns about the low level of security, and decisions that should be hated in destroying those materials or even announcing those subjects. The wiretapping subject should be announced in case it poses no danger and those persons may then complain based on the criminal procedure code for privacy violations” has said it.

Hoxhaj has said the apps offer a little security, especially viber, which offers the lowest level of security. He has stressed that this poses concern, since it is known that viber is the most used app by Kosovo citizens.

“As far as wiretapping is concerned on the app network, here we can talk about the security level they're offering or not offering. I have raised concerns about the viberium, the highly exploited application by Kosovo citizens. This app offers low security level and has been fragile, so it's easy to listen to, whether it's physical or yurdician. The viber users are possible victims of various abuses or bloody games that try to deceive the citizen through them.

Hoxhaj has said that many citizens have reported a call from a number of operator M:Tel from Montenegro, property of “Telekom Srbija” and “Telekom Srpske”.

Hoxhaj has said that this operator has been sending messages that have been just cheating. Through these calls that the viber has easily allowed, photos are taken in viber, messages, and so on.

The wiretaps are not serving as a tool of chance from the justice organs, but are being used for blackmail, fraud regardless of who is the subject of surveillance. The hearing is allowed only by law bodies” has ended Hoxhaj.