QA

QATAR

Intel Environment

Military Alliance
Interior Intelligence Services
Exterior Intelligence Services
Military Intelligence Services
SIGINT/COMINT Alliances

Telco/Carrier/ISP Environment

Type	Name	Ownership	Main Office	URL	Notes
GSM 900/1800	Q-Tel (Qatarnet)			http://www.qtel.com.qa/
GSM 900/1800	Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C. (Vodafone Qatar)			http://www.vodafone.com.qa/
3G 2100	Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C. (Vodafone Qatar)			http://www.vodafone.com.qa/

Transnational Cables and Connections

Type

Name

Ownership

Connecting Operator Point A

Connection Operator Point B

URL/Notes

Vendor Appearance

• BLUECOAT 10/2011
• NETSWEEPER 08/2011
• 2013: GAMMA / FINFISHER see Citizenlab Report 20130430

Articles / Events / Situations

2014

Date	Source	Title	Tags
20140606	theguardian.com	Vodafone reveals existence of secret wires that allow state surveillance: Wires allow agencies to listen to or record live conversations, in what privacy campaigners are calling a 'nightmare scenario'	VODAFONE / AL / AU / BE / CZ / CG / EG / FJ / FR / DE / GH / GR / HU / IN / IE / IT / KE / LS / MT / MZ / NL / NZ / PT / QA / RO / ZA / ES / TZ / TR / GB

2013

Date	Source	Title	Tags
20130904	wikileaks.org	HACKINGTEAM: Mostapaha Maana	HACKINGTEAM / MAANA, MOSTAPHA / IT / CH / US / MA / MY / SG / LB / NL / FR / EG / AE / TR / DE / SA / QA / SD / CZ / OM
20130904	wikileaks.org	GAMMA: Stephan Oelkers	GAMMA / OELKERS, STEPHAN / SG / ID / UG / AE / DE / ET / NG / LB / QA
20130904	wikileaks.org	GAMMA: Brydon Nelson	GAMMA / NELSON, BRYDON / GB / DE / QA / AE / BH / NL / OM / BN / MY / CY / FR
20130904	wikileaks.org	COBHAM: Neil Tomlinson	COBHAM GB / AE / LB / QA / KW
20130802	cryptome.org	NSA X-KEYSCORE Server Sites	XKEYSCORE / US / MX / HN / CR / PA / VE / CO / EC / BR / GB / FR / DE / AT / IT / ES / PL / BY / RU / RO / GR / CZ / DZ / MA / EG / SD / SO / CM / NA / ZW / SA / TR / IQ / KW / BH / QA / AE / UZ / KG / AF / PK / IN / JP / CN / PH / MM / TH / KH / MY / AU / NZ
20130430	citizenlab.org	For their Eyes Only: The Commercialization of Digital Spying (Full Report)	FINFISHER / GAMMA / AU / AT / BH / BN / BG / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / HU / IN / ID / JP / LV / LT / MK / MY / MX / MG / NL / NG / PK / PA / QA / RO / RS / SG / ZA / TR / TM / AE / GB / US / VN
20130430	citizenlab.org	For Their Eyes Only: The Commercialization of Digital Spying	FINFISHER / GAMMA / AU / AT / BH / BN / BG / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / HU / IN / ID / JP / LV / LT / MK / MY / MX / MG / NL / NG / PK / PA / QA / RO / RS / SG / ZA / TR / TM / AE / GB / US / VN
20130313	nytimes.com	Researchers Find 25 Countries Using Surveillance Software	GAMMA / FINFISHER / MUENCH, MARTIN J / AU / BH / BD / BN / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / IN / ID / JP / LV / MY / MX / MN / NL / QA / RS / SG / TM / AE / GB / US / VN
20130313	citizenlab.org	You Only Click Twice: FinFisher’s Global Proliferation	FINFISHER / GAMMA / AU / BH / BD / BN / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / IN / ID / JP / LV / MY / MX / MN / NL / QA / RS / SG / TM / AE / GB / US / VN
20130127	munkschool.utoronto.ca	PLANET BLUE COAT: MAPPING GLOBAL CENSORSHIP AND SURVEILLANCE TOOLS	BLUECOAT / EG / KW / QA / SA / AE / AF / BH / CN / IN / ID / IQ / KE / LB / MY / NG / RU / KR / SG / TH / TR / VE

2012

Date	Source	Title	Tags
08.08.2012	bloomberg.com	FinFisher Spyware Reach Found On Five Continents: Report	FINFISHER / AU / CZ / AE / ET / EE / ID / LV / MN / QA / US
08.08.2012	community.rapid7.com	Analysis of the FinFisher Lawful Interception Malware	FINFISHER / AU / CZ / AE / ET / EE / ID / LV / MN / QA / US

2011

Date	Source	Title	Tags
30.10.2011	Spiegel	Verbotene Exporte: Syriens Regime überwacht Internet mit US-Technik	SY AE BH QA BLUECOAT
29.10.2011	Wall Street Journal	U.S. Firm Acknowledges Syria Uses Its Gear to Block Web	AE BH QA SY BLUECOAT
02.08.2011	City News Toronto	Canadian online censor Netsweeper under scrutiny	Qatar / United Arab Emirates / Yemen / NETSWEEPER