Florian Grunow, Niklaus Schiess: Lifting the Fog on Red Star OS
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A 32C3 talk dissecting Red Star OS, North Korea's state-built operating system. The speakers explain its internals and how it invades users' privacy, including file watermarking.
HN points to it as a deep dive into the surveillance features of North Korea's OS and the extent of that state's digital tracking.
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Interesting note on Red Star OS: They appear to have a watermarking system allowing them to track how files move between people. [VIDEO] Previous discussion: [LINK]
A bit older but quite relevant and entertaining; "Florian Grunow, Niklaus Schiess: Lifting the Fog on Red Star OS", from the 2015 Chaos Computer Congress. [VIDEO]
[VIDEO] - Florian Grunow and Niklaus Schiess, Lifting the Fog on Red Star OS - A deep dive into the surveillance features of North Korea's operating system The bit more detailed view, I'd say
Florian Grunow and Niklaus Schiess, Lifting the Fog on Red Star OS - A deep dive into the surveillance features of North Korea's operating system [1] [1] - [VIDEO] The bit more detailed view, I'd say
If you found this article interesting and are curious for examples of North Korea’s extensive digital surveillance, I recommend watching “Florian Grunow, Niklaus Schiess: Lifting the Fog on Red Star OS”: [VIDEO] The depths to which North Korea goes to track and monitor its citizens is a lot more complex than I thought (and this video is from 6 years ago, so they’ve probably only improved their surveillance)