A Pacific telecommunications giant recently acquired by Australia’s Telstra has been a conduit for spying activity, alleges a new report. Digicel Pacific was purchased last year with major backing from Australia’s federal government over fears a Chinese-backed entity could swoop in and take over the company while establishing a foothold for Beijing-backed surveillance activity. The $1.6 billion buyout was carried out amidst ongoing competition in the region between democratic allies and the Chinese Communist Party. A new report from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab reveals that “spies-for-hire” had leased or gained use of “global titles,” in an analysis released to the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/private-spies-tapped-pacific-telco-giants-network-5486242