National Crime Agency and Privacy International

Privacy International: An Ethiopian refugee is calling on British authorities to open an investigation after experts found traces of sophisticated surveillance software on his computer. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Kersmo, who was granted asylum in Britain, has enlisted the help of London-based Privacy International to file a complaint with Britain's National Crime Agency. Ethiopian refugee Tadesse Kersmo talks to the media at the London offices of Privacy International Monday Feb. 17, 2014, after experts found traces of sophisticated surveillance software on his computer used for cyberattacks, and is calling on British authorities to open an investigation. Expatriot Ethiopian Kersmo accused the Ethiopian government of deploying the computer software to spy on his communications with members of the country's opposition groups. AP Photo / Raphael Satter Tadesse Kersmo accused the Ethiopian government of deploying the software to spy on his Skype calls with other members of the country's opposition, excerpts of which later ended up on the Internet. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.