As dictatorships slowly begin to topple throughout the Middle East, more and more information is being revealed about the extent to which online activity was monitored in these countries.
The sheer scale of Libya’s Internet monitoring system was revealed when journalists and Libyan rebels gained access to Gadhafi’s intelligence agency, while in Egypt and Tunisia similar discoveries have been made. Software companies from the UK, US, Canada and France have been more than ready to sell their software to known dictatorships.
The latest piece of information that has been revealed in regard to the toppled Tunisian government is not only did a western software company give them the means to monitor their citizens’ activities, they even gave them a discount. (more on freedomdevelopers.com)
