Bugged: Ecuador reveals details on London Embassy surveillance

[DeSwiss]

Source: RT

RT
Published time: July 04, 2013 03:21


[font color=gray]Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino shows a picture of a hidden spy microphone uncovered at the office of Ana Alban, the Ecuadorean ambassador to the United Kingdom, during a news conference in Quito, July 3, 2013 (Reuters / Gary Granja)[/font]

An image of the hidden microphone used to bug an office in Ecuador’s London embassy, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been living for over a year, was revealed by Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino during a press conference Wednesday.

Patino told reporters the recording device was found beneath a desk in the office belonging to Ana Alban, the Ecuadorean Ambassador to the United Kingdom, according to Reuters. Patino said the microphone was discovered on June 16 before he visited the embassy to meet with Assange, who lives and works in a different room of the office. The British Foreign Office refused to comment on the matter.

“I didn’t denounce this at the time because we didn’t want the theme of our visit to London to be confused with this matter,” Patino said in a press conference Wednesday. “Furthermore, we first wanted to ascertain with precision what could be the origin of this interception device in the office of our ambassador.

“We are sorry to say so, but this is another instance of a loss of ethics at the international level in relations between governments.”

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WikiLeaks - Here's the inside of the bug that Ecuador found at their London embassy: pic.twitter.com/xkQr0lqGZc
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Read more: http://rt.com/news/bugged-ecuador-london-embassy-surveillance-637/

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- If it also shoots poisonous darts then you know its one of ours......

[struggle4progress]

1. I'd guess that's not state-of-the-art

[BeyondGeography]

5. It might as well have a red "find microphone here" directional flasher

[askeptic]

19. yep - this one was supposed to be found - 20 more current tech hidden elsewhere

...and those will be much harder to find

[arely staircase]

18. Looks like some analog something from radio shack c. 1978 nt

[Judi Lynn]

2. Shabby, tacky, obnoxious. How rude. Disgusting. Glad they found it. n/t

[Tx4obama]

3. Earlier article I read said 'found behind a bookcase' - now they say it was 'under a desk'. Hmm...

[Judi Lynn]

4. Could be they used an eccentric interior decorator. n/t

[BB1]

17. Bloody Stupid Johnson!!!

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. It's only Russia Today that talks about a desk

Other reports today:

CNN: inside a small white box inside an electrical outlet, partially covered by a bookshelf

AP: inside an electrical outlet

Reuters: inside the office

[Tx4obama]

13. Thanks for the info/links. Happy 4th :)

[defacto7]

6. Well from the looks of the electronics,

it is some sort of transmission or receiving device considering the ferris core winding for oscillation tuning at the bottom... maybe from the 1930's!

[struggle4progress]

7. supposedly has a sim card in it, which limits it to somewhere in the last 20 years

[defacto7]

8. Nothing like mix and match technology

when on a budget! Take apart a cell phone and an old general electric radio and you just may have all the parts you need to spy on your very own embassy. If your lucky, you just may find a few dog bone resistors and a couple of polystyrene capacitors to add to the vacuum tubes.

[TrollBuster9090]

11. Well, I guess that makes Gene Hackman a suspect.

[defacto7]

9. Ooooo!

I'd love to take a look an some real spy ware up close. I want to see that circuit, just as long as it doesn't suddenly turn into a retro rocket escape vehicle!

[TrollBuster9090]

10. Don't forget, THIS GUY ALSO claimed to have found a bug in his office.

I have a feeling a lot of bugs are suddenly going to be turning up, all over the place, in the near future.

*Eyeroll*

[Judi Lynn]

15. There's a wide difference between a lying P.O.S., a social deviant, a Republican,

and most of the rest of the world.

[6000eliot]

14. Wouldn't you just assume your embassy is bugged and go from there?

Who would find this kind of thing shocking?

[Ash_F]

16. I imagine the UK would be pretty indignant if Ecuador had been bugging their embassy. /nt

[6000eliot]

21. Again, wouldn't they expect it?

[Ash_F]

22. Actually no.

They would lose their shit if the people from the 'savage lands' were to violate them as such.

[Mojorabbit]

23. I have read to many spy novels

I always assumed they routinely swept for bugs.

[6000eliot]

24. Me too. I thought this kind of behavior was expected.

You just have to make a public show of "outrage" when you find out about it.

[ReRe]

20. OK. Bug found.

What would you do if you found a bug? I would find out if it works or if it's just a little paranoia machine. How was it found? In a routine sweep? How often do they sweep? Who found it? The housekeeper? Or did the wall socket stop working and the electrician find it?

Too many questions. Something seems bogus.